Inscriptions: Votive inscription for Saturn

Identification

Reference as:	MPL00434
Title	Votive inscription for Saturn
Trismegistos-No.	198896

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place	Chul
Find Context	The inscription is from what could have been a temple for Saturnus.
Latitude	36.6492
Longitude	10.591
Current Location	unknown
Inventory number
Current Location Details
Vicinity	[{"coords": [36.6492, 10.591], "id": 434, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/434", "long_id": "MPL00434", "place": "Chul", "text": "Pos(itum) Car[o et Carino consulibus] III Idus I[u\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://db.edcs.eu/epigr/bilder.php?s_language=it\u0026bild=$AE_1975_00874.jpg", "title": "Votive inscription for Saturn"}, {"coords": [36.5326, 10.4572], "id": 423, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/423", "long_id": "MPL00423", "place": "Tubernuc", "text": "Virgini, invide, vive et vide plura.", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Apotropaic inscription from Tubernuc"}, {"coords": [35.7984, 9.804], "id": 425, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/425", "long_id": "MPL00425", "place": "Cululis Theodoriana", "text": "Invide livide titula ta-nta quem adseveraba-s fier\u2026", "thumbnail_url": "https://db.edcs.eu/epigr/bilder.php?s_language=it\u0026bild=$CIL_08_23131.jpg;$CIL_08_23131_1.jpg;$CIL_08_23131_2.jpg\u0026nr=3", "title": "Apotropaic inscription from Cululis Theodoriana"}, {"coords": [36.8531, 10.3231], "id": 429, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/429", "long_id": "MPL00429", "place": "Carthago", "text": "Eutitia hic felix fideli morte quiescet, eclesie q\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for Eutitia"}, {"coords": [35.8259, 10.6388], "id": 442, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/442", "long_id": "MPL00442", "place": "Hadrumetum", "text": "Se[x] annos vi-xi(t) Florentia, iu\u003cn\u003eiora puella, \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for Florentia"}, {"coords": [36.85, 10.318], "id": 252, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/252", "long_id": "MPL00252", "place": "Carthago", "text": "Daphnis ego Hermetis coniunx sum libera facta Cum \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph for Daphnis"}, {"coords": [36.85, 10.318], "id": 253, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/253", "long_id": "MPL00253", "place": "Carthago", "text": "Dis Manib(us) sacr(um) Norbania Saturnina pia. O\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph for Norbania Saturnina"}, {"coords": [36.1806, 8.7122], "id": 256, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/256", "long_id": "MPL00256", "place": "Sicca Veneria", "text": "Numidarum prima mulierum Plancina genere regio bo\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Altar for Plancina"}, {"coords": [36.1806, 8.7122], "id": 257, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/257", "long_id": "MPL00257", "place": "Sicca Veneria", "text": "Caninia L(uci) l(iberta) Rufa coniux M(arci) Livi \u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Funerary inscription for Caninia Rufa "}, {"coords": [38.0365, 12.5836], "id": 817, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/817", "long_id": "MPL00817", "place": "Eryx", "text": "[L(ucius) Apronius L(uci) f(ilius) Caesian]us VIIv\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Votive inscription from Eryx \u2013 Erice (Sicilia, Melita) - HD006236"}, {"coords": [35.9311, 9.22417], "id": 831, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/831", "long_id": "MPL00831", "place": "Medoudja", "text": "Intus aqu(a)e dulces biboque (sic) sedilia saxa Ni\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Identification inscription from (Civitas A[---]) \u2013 Medoudja (Africa Proconsularis?) - HD015146"}, {"coords": [35.3938, 11.0429], "id": 833, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/833", "long_id": "MPL00833", "place": "Sullecthum", "text": "En perfecta cito baiaru(m) grata voluptas undantes\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Inscription from Sullectum \u2013 Hr. Sallakta (Africa Proconsularis) - HD015761"}, {"coords": [35.1677, 8.79776], "id": 1037, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/1037", "long_id": "MPL01037", "place": "Cillium", "text": "EPIDOC IS INVALID; UPDATE WITH WELL-FORMED XML", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph from Cillium \u2013 al-Qa\u1e63rain (Africa Proconsularis) - HD064997"}, {"coords": [36.5524, 9.44486], "id": 858, "item_url": "https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscriptions/show/858", "long_id": "MPL00858", "place": "Tichilla", "text": "D(is) M(anibus) s(acrum) M(arcus) Antonius Rufus H\u2026", "thumbnail_url": null, "title": "Epitaph from Tichilla - Thubursicu Bure, inter \u2013 Testour - T\u00e9boursouk, zwischen (Africa Proconsularis) - HD023867"}]

Object Details

Object Type	stele
Material	limestone
State of Preservation	fragmentary
Dimensions	width: 30.0 cm height: 38.0 cm depth: unknown
Letter Size in cm (min)	3.0
Letter Size in cm (max)	3.0
Execution Technique	incised
Religion	Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags	Plant / Palm

Verse Layouts

Text

Function	dedication / votive inscription
Language(s)	Latin
Verse Type(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Rhythmisation	Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations

Diplomatic Interpretative Verse Visualisation

POSCAR[]
IIIIDVSI[]IAS
SATVRNOAVGSAC
CMANIVSFELIXFORTV
5NATIANVSSACERDOS

INSOMNISMONITVSSATVR
NINVMINEIVSSVS
MANIVSHICVOTVMSOLVI
SACRVMQVEDICAVI
10PROCOMPERTAFIDEETPROSER
VATASALVTE

VSLA

Pos(itum) Car[o et Carino consulibus]
III Idus I[un]ias
Saturno Aug(usto) sac(rum).
C(aius) Manius Felix Fortu-
5natianus sacerdos.

In somnis monitus Satur-
ni numine iussus
Manius hic votum solvi
sacrumque dicavi,
10pro comperta fide et pro ser-
vata salute.

V(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) a(nimo).

Pos(itum) Car[o et Carino consulibus] III Idus I[un]ias Saturno Aug(usto) sac(rum). C(aius) Manius Felix Fortunatianus sacerdos.

In somnis monitus Saturni numine iussus
Manius hic votum solvi sacrumque dicavi,
pro comperta fide et pro servata salute.

V(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) a(nimo).

Apparatus

Texts follows Beschaouch 1975.
l. 1: Car[o et Carino cos.] in Beschaouch 1975, p. 115; Gamberale 1987, pp. 402-404 prefers Car[ino et Numeriano cos.].
l. 2: I[un]ias aut I[ul]ias).

Main Translation

Translation	The was erected under the consulship of Carus and Carinus (or: Carinus and Numerianus?), on June 11th (or: July 13th). Sacred to Saturnus Augustus. Gaius Manius Felix Fortunatianus, priest. Upon being admonished in a dream, and obeying to the command of Saturnus' godhead, I, Manius, fulfilled my vow here and consecrated this object of worship, for the divine trust in me that I experienced as well as for my health preserved. I fulfilled my vow willingly and deservedly.
Citation	Team MAPPOLA

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

Name Gaius Manius Felix Fortunatianus
Gender Male
Origin Native
Legal Status Roman citizen
Profession Religious staff
Role Dedicator

Name	Gaius Manius Felix Fortunatianus
Gender	Male
Origin	Native
Legal Status	Roman citizen
Profession	Religious staff
Role	Dedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze?	no

Dating

Date (From)	283 AD
Date (To)	284 AD
Date (Criteria)	prosopography

Bibliography

CLEAfr 134
CLE 2845
AE 1975, 874
AE 1992, 1807
A. Beschaouch, CRAI (1975), 112-118. 🔗 link
L. Gamberale, Il voto del sacerdote C. Manius Felix Fortunatianus. Una dedica a Saturno Africano. In: S. Boldrini (ed.) Filologia e forme letterarie. Studi offerti a Francesco Della Corte, IV, Urbino 1987, 397-417. 🔗 link
D. Pikhaus, Répertoire des inscriptions latines versifiées de l'Afrique romaine (Ier– VIe siècles), Bruxelles 1994, 64-65. 🔗 link

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Work Status	Confirmed
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