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Identification

Reference as: MPL00301
Title Funerary inscription for Ἀβλάβιος
Trismegistos-No. 302058

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Roma
Find Context via Flaminia, catacombs of S. Valentino
Latitude 41.9246
Longitude 12.4729
Current Location Roma, via Flaminia, catacombs of S. Valentino
Inventory number
Current Location Details in amb. 4 (ICUR)
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type slab
Material marble
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 165.0 cm

height: 65.0 cm

depth: 3.2 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.2
Letter Size in cm (max) 8.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceCarmen + subscriptum
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceYes

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Greek
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

crux monogramma Christi crux

ΗΡΩΑΒΛΑΒΙΟΝΘΕΟΕΙΔΕΑΓΕΑΚΑΛΥΠΤΙ
ΤΟΝΦΙΛΟΝΑΘΑΝΑΤΩΝΜΑΚΑΡΩΝΕΥΔΕΜΟΝΑΦΩΤΑ
ΠΡΟΣΤΕΘΕΟΝΤΟΝΖΩΝΤΑΚΕΠΡΟΣΘΝΗΤΩΝΑΝΘΡΩΠΩΝ
ΖΗΣΑΝΤΑΕΤΗΚΕ´ΕΝΙΡΗΝΗ
orans vir
((crux)) ((monogramma Christi)) ((crux))

Ἥρω Ἀβλάβιον θεοείδεα γέα καλύπτι
τὸν φίλον ἀθανάτων μακάρων εὐδέμονα φῶτα
πρὸς τε θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα κὲ πρὸς θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων
ζήσαντα ἔτη κε´ ἐν ἰρήνῃ.
((orans vir))
((crux)) ((monogramma Christi)) ((crux))

Ἥρω Ἀβλάβιον θεοείδεα γέα καλύπτι
τὸν φίλον ἀθανάτων μακάρων εὐδέμονα φῶτα
πρὸς τε θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα κὲ πρὸς θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων
ζήσαντα ἔτη κε´ ἐν ἰρήνῃ. ((orans vir))
Apparatus

l.1 reg., orig. καλύπτι
l.2 reg., orig. εὐδέμονα

Text follows ICUR, checked with picture by A. Gangoly a. 2023.
l. 3 spondiacus.

Main Translation

Translation Den Seligen Ablabios, ein Geschenk göttlicher Ähnlichkeit, bedeckt die Erde, den Freund der unsterblichen Seligen, den glücklichen Mann, und zum lebenden Gott hin wie von den sterblichen Menschen weg, der lebte 25 Jahre in Frieden.
Citation Alexander Gangoly

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameAblabios
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical]
    RoleDedicatee

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Editing History

Created 2025-02-04, by Alexander Gangoly
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-03-20 11:43
  2. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-03-20 11:45
  3. by Alexander Gangoly
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  4. by Alexander Gangoly
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    at 2023-03-20 12:10
  8. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-03-20 12:10
  9. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-03-20 12:19
  10. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-30 14:09
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-30 14:11
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  13. by Chiara Cenati
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    at 2025-01-30 14:44
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  18. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-02-04 15:16
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