Inscriptions: Epitaph of Nabor
Identification
Reference as: | MPL00427 |
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Title | Epitaph of Nabor |
Trismegistos-No. | 361953 |
Object
Provenance and Location
Find Place | Hippo Regius |
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Find Context | The carmen is recorded in the codex Sessorianus (VI-VII century). |
Latitude | 36.8825 |
Longitude | 7.75127 |
Current Location | Lost |
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Object Details
Object Type | unknown |
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Material | unknown |
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 | |
Religion | Christian |
Decoration
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Verse Layouts
Text
Function | funerary inscription |
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Rhythmisation | Quantitative scheme |
Inscription & Translations
DONATISTARVMCRVDELICAEDEPEREMPTVM
INFOSSVMHICCORPVSPIAESTCVMLAVDENABORI[]
ANTEALIQVOTTEMPVSCVMDONATISTAFVISSET
CONVERSVSPACEMPROQMORERETVRAMAVIT
5OPTIMAPVRPVREOVESTITVSSANGVINECAVSA
NONERROREPERITNONSEIPSEFVROREPEREMIT:
VERVMMARTYRIVMVERAESTPIETATEPROBAT
SVSCIPELITTERVLASPRIMASIBINOMENHONORIS
Donatistarum crudeli caede peremptum
Infossum hic corpus pia est cum laude Nabori[s].
Ante aliquot tempus cum donatista fuisset,
Conversus pacem pro q(ua) moreretur amavit.
5Optima purpureo vestitus sanguine causa,
Non errore perit, non se ipse furore peremit:
Verum martyrium vera est pietate probat(um).
Suscipe litterulas primas, ibi nomen honoris.
Donatistarum crudeli caede peremptum
Infossum hic corpus pia est cum laude Nabori[s].
Ante aliquot tempus cum donatista fuisset,
Conversus pacem pro q(ua) moreretur amavit.
Optima purpureo vestitus sanguine causa,
Non errore perit, non se ipse furore peremit:
Verum martyrium vera est pietate probat(um).
Suscipe litterulas primas, ibi nomen honoris.
Apparatus
Text follows CLEAfrique 104 and CLE 2860. vv. 1-8: an acrostic DIACONUS can be read.
Main Translation
Translation | Murdered in cruel slaughter by the Donatists, the body of Nabor is buried here, with pious praise. Before, he was a Donatist for some time. As a convert he loved peace, for which he died. Dressed in purple blood, he died for the best of causes, not for an error, nor did he kill himself in an act of madness. True martyrdom has shown in true piety. Select the first little letters (sc. of each line), there you will find the title of his distinction. |
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Citation | Team MAPPOLA |
Other Translations
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Mis à mort par la main cruelle des donatistes,
le corps de Nabor est enterré ici dans la gloire de la foi.
Après avoir été un temps donatiste,
il se convertit et s'éprit de la paix pour laquelle il valait la peine de mourir.
Revêtu de la pourpre de son sang pour la meilleure des causes,
il n'a pas péri dans l'erreur, il ne s'est pas tué lui-même dans cette fureur.
La vérité de sa foi prouve la vérité de son martyre.
Lève les yeux vers les premières lettres, le nome de sa charge y est. (French , C. Hamdoune 2011)
Prosopographical Information
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Name Nabor Gender Male Age Range Adult (21–60) [precision: undetermined] Origin Native Legal Status Roman citizen Profession Religious staff Role Dedicatee
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
Date (From) | 395 AD |
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Date (To) | 420 AD |
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Bibliography
- ILAlg-01, 00088
- CLEAfrique 104
- CLEAfr 149
- CLE 2860
- P. Monceaux, Histoire Littéraire de l'Afrique chrétienne, vol. 4, Paris 1912, 472-473. 🔗 link
- G. Sanders, Une visée massmédiatique d'Augustin. L'acrostiche épigraphique du diacre martyr Nabor, In: A. Bastiaensen - A. Hilhorst - C. H. Kneepkens (eds.), Fructus centesimus: mélanges offerts à Gerard J. M. Bartelink à l'occasion de son soixante-cinquième anniversaire, Steenbrugge 1989, 297-313. 🔗 link
- D. Pikhaus, Répertoire des inscriptions latines versifiées de l'Afrique romaine (Ier– VIe siècles), Bruxelles 1994, 113-114. 🔗 link
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Editing History
Created | 2025-03-31, by Mirko Tasso |
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Work Status | Confirmed |
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