Inscriptions: Mosaic inscription on the importance of charity
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL00398 |
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| Title | Mosaic inscription on the importance of charity |
| Trismegistos-No. | 203966 |
Object
Provenance and Location
| Find Place | Tipasa |
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| Find Context | Floor mosaic from the entrance of the local "Basilica of Alexander" |
| Latitude | 36.5942 |
| Longitude | 2.44192 |
| Current Location | unknown |
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| Current Location Details | |
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Object Details
| Object Type | mosaic |
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| Material | mosaic |
| State of Preservation | complete |
| Dimensions |
width: 40.0 cm height: 35.0 cm depth: unknown |
| Letter Size in cm (min) | 25.0 |
| Letter Size in cm (max) | 25.0 |
| Execution Technique | written with mosaic tiles |
| Religion | Christian |
Decoration
| Decoration and Iconography | The inscription is framed by a cornice with laurel leaves. |
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| Decoration Tags |
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Verse Layouts
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Prose Verse Presence Verse Scriptio Continua in verse part no Abbreviations in verse part no Verse Line Correspondence No, but follows metrical subdivisions
Text
| Function | other |
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| Language(s) |
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| Verse Type(s) |
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| Rhythmisation | Mixed scheme |
Inscription & Translations
QVISQVISESCHRISTIANVS
ADSVBLIMIAVEREQVITENDIS
IVSTORVMQVEVIAM
EXFIDEGRADIQVICVPIS
5AELEMOSINAMFACITOET
VIVISINREGNOCAELESTI:
HOCESTOPVSENIM
QVODFACITVIVERESEMPER
Quisquis es Christianus
ad sublimia vere qui tendis,
iustorumque viam
ex fide gradi qui cupis,
5aelemosinam facito et
vivis in regno caelesti:
hoc est opus enim
quod facit vivere semper.
Quisquis es Christianus ad sublimia vere qui tendis,
iustorumque viam ex fide gradi qui cupis,
aelemosinam facito et vivis in regno caelesti:
hoc est opus enim quod facit vivere semper.
Apparatus
l.5 reg., orig. aelemosinam
Text follows CLE.
Main Translation
| Translation | Anyone who is Christian, aspires concretely to the most elevated things, and strives for walking, thanks to his faith, through the path of the righteous people, must give alms, and then he will live in the celestial Kingdom. Indeed, this is the action that lets one live forever. |
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| Citation | Team Mappola |
Other Translations
- Chiunque sia cristiano, aneli davvero al Cielo e desideri percorrere grazie alla propria fede la via dei giusti, faccia l’elemosina, e così vivrà nel Regno dei Cieli: questa è infatti l’azione che permette di vivere per sempre. (Italian, Tasso 2024)
Prosopographical Information
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
| Date (From) | 375 AD |
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| Date (To) | 425 AD |
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Bibliography
- J. Zarker, Studies in the Carmina Latina Epigraphica, Princeton 1958, 74. 🔗 link
- CLEAfr 00190
- CLE 02908
- L. Leschi, Etudes d'épigraphie, d'archéologie et d'histoire africaines, Paris 1957, 375-376. 🔗 link
- L. MacCrostie Rae, A Study of Versification of the African Carmina Latina Epigrahica, Diss. British Columbia 1991, 185-187. 🔗 link
- M. Tasso, Dio, gli dèi e il divino: religione, credenza e identità nelle iscrizioni versificate del Nord Africa romano, Wien 2024, 459, 22. 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
| Created | 2026-03-11, by Mirko Tasso |
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| Work Status | Complete |
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Revisions
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by Mirko Tasso
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by Mirko Tasso
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by Mirko Tasso
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by Mirko Tasso
at 2024-03-01 16:33 -
by Anna Pokorny
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Chiara Cenati
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Anna Pokorny
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by Chiara Cenati
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by Anna Pokorny
at 2026-03-11 12:20