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Identification

Reference as: MPL00306
Title Funerary stele set up by Maximus
Trismegistos-No. 191565

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Koynare
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Vratsa, Regional Historical Museum
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material marble
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 86.0 cm

height: 74.0 cm

depth: 28.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 4.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 4.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Plant / Ivy leaf

Verse Layouts

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

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VIATORQVITRANS
[]ESTPERLEGE
MEVI
VOPOSVIEGOMAXIMVS
5MARCIPATRIMEOMARCO
CRISP[]IQVIVIXANLXXX
ETVALERIAEZILENIMATRI
MEAEQVIVIXANLX
ETSENPROMIAEANTONAE
10CONIVGIMEAEPIENTISSI
MAEQVIVIXANNXXXVII
BENEMERENTIBVSPOS
[D(is) M(anibus)].

Viator qui trans-
[is, r]est(a), perlege.
Me vi-
vo posui ego Maximus
5Marci patri meo Marco
Crisp[in]i qui vix(it) an(nis) LXXX
et Valeriae Zileni matri
meae qui vix(it) an(nis) LX
et Senpromiae Anton(i)ae
10coniugi meae pientissi-
mae qui vix(it) ann(is) XXXVII
bene merentibus pos(ui).
[D(is) M(anibus)].

Viator qui trans[is, r]est(a), perlege.
Me vivo posui ego Maximus Marci patri meo Marco Crisp[in]i qui vix(it) an(nis) LXXX et Valeriae Zileni matri meae qui vix(it) an(nis) LX et Senpromiae Anton(i)ae coniugi meae pientissimae qui vix(it) ann(is) XXXVII bene merentibus pos(ui).
Apparatus

l.9 reg., orig. Senpromiae
l.11 reg., orig. qui

Text follows Cenati, González Berdús.

Main Translation

Translation To the Spirits of the Departed. Traveller, who pass by, stay, read (this). I, Maximus, son of Marcus, had this set up during my lifetime for them who well deserved it: my father Marcus, son of Crispinus, who lived 80 years, my mother Valeria, daughter of Ziles, who lived 60 years and Sempronia Antonia, my most pious wife who lived 37 years.
Citation Cenati, González Berdús

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameMaximus
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicator
  • NameMarcus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeSenile (61+)
  • NameValeria
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
  • NameSempronia Antonia
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 250 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology

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Editing History

Created 2026-01-16, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Complete
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:36
  2. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:43
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:44
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:45
  5. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:49
  6. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:50
  7. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:52
  8. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:53
  9. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2023-03-20 15:56
  10. by Alexander Gangoly
    at 2023-07-21 08:13
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-15 10:08
  12. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-01-15 13:56
  13. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-01-16 11:13
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