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Inscriptions: Wall graffito from Magdalensberg

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Identification

Reference as: MPL00037
Title Wall graffito from Magdalensberg
Trismegistos-No.

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Magdalensberg
Find Context Excavations 1952.
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Longitude 0.0
Current Location
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type wall
Material
State of Preservation fragmentary
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

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

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Plant / Palm

Verse Layouts

Text

Function other
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Other
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

[]FVIMVS
DOMI
palma
[Libertatem meruimus hic, servi] fuimus
domi.
((palma))
[Libertatem meruimus hic, servi] fuimus domi. ((palma))
Apparatus

Text follows Gerstl.

Main Translation

Translation Here we deserved freedom, at home we were slaves.
Citation Chiara Cenati

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Further Information

Comment

The victory palm shows that the inscription refers to a gladiator, freed after a victory.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 1 AD
Date (To) 50 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology

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Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Chiara Cenati
Work Status Confirmed
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Revisions
  1. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-28 17:16
  2. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-28 17:16
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-03-28 17:17
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