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Identification

Reference as: MPL00428
Title Epitaph of Renatus
Trismegistos-No. 200470

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Hippo Regius
Find Context The inscription was discovered in June 1928.
Latitude 36.8825
Longitude 7.75127
Current Location unknown
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type slab
Material marble
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 41.0 cm

height: 92.0 cm

depth: unknown

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.5
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.5
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations


HICCORPVSIACET
PVERINOMINANDI
OBENEDICTEPVER
PAVCISTETERRA
5DIEBVSINFANTEM
TENVITCAELIQVAE
INREGNAREMISIT
PROPTEREAES
NATVSVTCA
10PERESTANTA
RENATVS

Hic corpus iacet
pueri nominandi,
o benedicte puer
paucis te terra
5diebus infantem
tenuit, caeliquae
in regna remisit;
propterea es
natus ut ca-
10peres tanta
renatus.

Hic corpus iacet pueri nominandi,
o benedicte puer paucis te terra diebus
infantem tenuit, caeliquae in regna remisit;
propterea es natus ut caperes tanta renatus.
Apparatus

Text follows CLEAfrique 105.
vv. 1-2: hexameter is made up by just five foots.
vv. 9-10: with cum caperes the hexameter would be correct.

Main Translation

Translation Here lies the body of a noteworthy boy [or: a boy who shall be named]: oh blessed boy, after but a few days earth has taken possession of you again, still an infant, and sent you to the realm of heaven: you were born so that you obtained such wealth – reborn [or: … that you, Renatus, obtained such wealth].
Citation Peter Kruschwitz

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameRenatus (?)
    GenderMale
    Age RangeInfant (0–12) [precision: high]
    OriginNative
    RoleDedicatee

Further Information

Comment

Renatus was almost certainly name of the infant (whose name is announced as nominandus, "to be mentioned"), see Kruschwitz, The Petrified Muse blog.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 301 AD
Date (To) 430 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • language

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Editing History

Created 2024-03-01, by Mirko Tasso
Work Status Confirmed
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Revisions
  1. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2023-09-11 08:59
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  5. by Mirko Tasso
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  9. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2024-03-01 10:41
  10. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2024-03-01 10:43
  11. by Peter Kruschwitz
    at 2024-03-01 12:43
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    at 2024-03-01 12:45
  13. by Peter Kruschwitz
    at 2024-03-01 12:46
  14. by Mirko Tasso
    at 2024-03-01 17:04
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