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Inscriptions: Funerary stele set up by the wife Claudia and the children Iulius Severus, Salvius, Severa and Claudia

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Identification

Reference as: MPL00242
Title Funerary stele set up by the wife Claudia and the children Iulius Severus, Salvius, Severa and Claudia
Trismegistos-No. 191106

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Sacidava
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Constanța, Muzeu de Istorie Națională și Arheologie
Inventory number 21410
Current Location Details in the mosaic building
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 86.0 cm

height: 145.0 cm

depth: 28.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 5.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 8.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Plant / vine branch

Verse Layouts

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic rhythm
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

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DIVACLAVDIACO
NIVXETIVLSEVRV
ETSALVIVSETSEVERA
ETCLAVDIAPATRI
5BENEMERITEOPO
SVERVNTLEGITVL
ECTORSITTIBITERALEVES
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diva Claudia co-
niux et Iul(ii) Sev(e)ru(s)
et Salvius et Severa
et Claudia patri
5bene merit{e}o po-
suerunt. Legi tu l-
ector. Sit tibi ter(r)a leves.
------diva Claudia coniux et Iul(ii) Sev(e)ru(s) et Salvius et Severa et Claudia patri bene merit{e}o posuerunt. Legi tu lector. Sit tibi ter(r)a leves.
Apparatus

l.7 reg., orig. leves

Text follows Cenati, González Berdús

Main Translation

Translation ... the wife Claudia, Iulii Severus and Salvius, Severa and Claudia had made this for their father who well deserved it. You, reader, read. May the earth rest lightly upon you.
Citation Cenati, González Berdús

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameClaudia
    GenderFemale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/9269
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameIulius Severus
    GenderMale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/9270
    RoleDedicator
  • NameSalvius
    GenderMale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/9271
    RoleDedicator
  • NameSevera
    GenderFemale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/9272
    RoleDedicator
  • NameClaudia
    GenderFemale
    Romans 1by1 Linkhttp://romans1by1.com/rpeople/9273
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 225 AD
Date (To) 250 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology

Bibliography

Images

  • © Constanta - Muzeul National de Istorie si Arheologie, Foto: Ortolf Harl 2012

Editing History

Created 2026-01-15, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Complete
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-14 12:34
  2. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-14 12:34
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-15 13:04
  4. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-15 13:05
  5. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-15 14:59
  6. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-15 15:00
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