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Identification

Reference as: MPL02192
Title Epitaph of Secundilla
Trismegistos-No. 968018

Object

Provenance and Location

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Find Context Necropolis of Alyscamps, 1547.
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Longitude 0.0
Current Location Lost
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Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type sarcophagus
Material marble
State of Preservation complete?
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Unknown

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Greek-Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation Accentuating scheme

Inscription & Translations


IACETSVBHOCSIGNINODVLCISSIMASECVNDILLA
QVERAPTAPARENTIBVSRELIQVITDOLOREM
VTTANDVLCISERATTANQVAMAROMATA
DESIDERANDOSEMPERMELLEAVITA

5QVEVIXITANNISIIIMENVIDIEXVI
ΑΡΩΜΑΤΙΤΑΥΤΑ

Iacet sub hoc signino dulcissima Secundilla,
que rapta parentibus reliquit dolorem,
ut tandulcis erat tanquam aromata,
desiderando semper mellea<m> vita<m>.

5Que vixit annis III, men(sibus) VI, die(bus) XVI.
Ἀρωμάτι ταῦτα.

Iacet sub hoc signino dulcissima Secundilla,
que rapta parentibus reliquit dolorem,
ut tandulcis erat tanquam aromata,
desiderando semper mellea<m> vita<m>.
Que vixit annis III, men(sibus) VI, die(bus) XVI. Ἀρωμάτι ταῦτα.
Apparatus

l.2 reg., orig. que
l.3 reg., orig. tandulcis | reg., orig. tanquam
l.5 reg., orig. Que

Text follows CIL 12.
l. 6: Ἀρωμάτι, Latin genitive from Ἀρωμάτιον, CIL; Rodríguez-Pantoja. Dative of Ἄρωμα, IGF; Belloc (CLEO); Cenati.

Main Translation

Translation Below this small image lies the very sweet Secundilla, who, snatched away from her parents, left sorrow behind, for she was as sweet as spices, always longing for a life as sweet as honey.

She lived for three years, six months and sixteen days. This is for my sweet fragrant flower.
Citation Fabio Spalla

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameSecundilla
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeInfant (0–12) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Dating proposed by Belloc (CLEO). IGF proposes a general dating to the late imperial period, though without criteria.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 300 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • language

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Editing History

Created 2025-08-06, by Fabio Spalla
Work Status Complete
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-07-15 08:25
  2. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-07-15 09:09
  3. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-07-15 09:11
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-07-16 18:46
  5. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-07-17 09:24
  6. by Fabio Spalla
    at 2025-07-17 09:26
  7. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-08-06 10:48
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