Inscriptions: Mosaic inscription from a baptistery
Identification
Reference as: | MPL00388 |
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Title | Mosaic inscription from a baptistery |
Trismegistos-No. | 339015 |
Object
Provenance and Location
Find Place | Tipasa |
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Find Context | This floor inscription comes from the vestibule leading to the baptistery of the basilica. |
Latitude | 36.5942 |
Longitude | 2.44192 |
Current Location | unknown |
Inventory number | |
Current Location Details | |
Vicinity |
Object Details
Object Type | mosaic |
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Material | mosaic |
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 | written with mosaic tiles |
Religion | Christian |
Decoration
Decoration and Iconography | The text is framed by laurel leaves and a dove is visible on each of the four corners of the mosaic decorated vestibule. |
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Decoration Tags |
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Verse Layouts
Text
Function | building / dedicatory inscription |
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Language(s) |
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Verse Type(s) |
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Rhythmisation | Quantitative scheme |
Inscription & Translations
SIQVISVTVIVAT
QVAERITADDISC
CERESEMPER
HICLAVETVR
5AQVAETVIDEAT
CAELEST[]
Si quis ut vivat
quaerit addisc-
cere semper,
hic lavetur
5aqua et videat
caelest[ia regna].
Si quis ut vivat quaerit addisccere semper,
hic lavetur aqua et videat caelest[ia regna].
Apparatus
Main Translation
Translation | If someone wishes to discover how to live forever, may this person be sprinkled with the baptismal water and see the celestial Kingdom. |
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Citation | Mirko Tasso |
Other Translations
Prosopographical Information
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
Date (From) | 301 AD |
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Date (To) | 400 AD |
Date (Criteria) |
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Bibliography
- CIL 08, 20911
- CLE 00319
- ILCV 01522
- C. Hamdoune, Parure monumentale et paysage dans la poésie épigraphique de l'Afrique romaine: Recueil de carmina latina epigraphica, Bordeaux 2016, 191-192 🔗 link
- P. Gavault, Tipasa, l'église de l'Ouest, RAf., 27 (1883), 400-404 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
Created | 2025-03-31, by Mirko Tasso |
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Work Status | Confirmed |
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Revisions
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