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Identification

Reference as: MPL00424
Title Apotropaic inscription from the territory of Theveste
Trismegistos-No. 361958

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Theveste
Find Context The inscription was found in Hr. Redir el-Fras, nearby the ancient Theveste.
Latitude 35.4042
Longitude 8.12231
Current Location unknown
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type architrave
Material local stone
State of Preservation complete?
Dimensions

width: unknown

height: unknown

depth: unknown

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

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography The text is inscribed within a crown.
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Verse Layouts

Text

Function apotropaic inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Other
Rhythmisation Mixed scheme

Inscription & Translations


INVIDE
VIVEETVI
DEVPLV
RAPO[]EISVI
5DE[]

Invide,
vive et vi-
de, u<t> plu-
ra po[ss]eis vi-
5de[re].

Invide, vive et vide, u<t> plura po[ss]eis vide[re].
Apparatus

l.4 reg., orig. posseis

Text follows CLE 02853.
Commaticum with dactylic traces.

Main Translation

Translation O envious man, live and see, so that you can see even more.
Citation Team Mappola

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Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 400 AD
Date (Criteria)

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Editing History

Created 2026-03-11, by Mirko Tasso
Work Status Complete
Import Notice
Revisions
  1. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-08 15:04
  2. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-08 15:18
  3. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-13 09:09
  4. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-13 09:22
  5. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-13 09:24
  6. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2024-03-01 14:19
  7. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2024-03-01 17:01
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-10 10:03
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-10 10:04
  10. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2026-03-10 11:34
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2026-03-11 12:45
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