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Identification

Reference as: MPL00464
Title Funerary stele of Marcus Allius Ursinus
Trismegistos-No. 184525

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Baลกka Voda
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Split, Archaeological Museum
Inventory number AMS 848A
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 98.0 cm

height: 38.0 cm

depth: 10.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 1.6
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Architecture / Rosette

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresencePraescriptum + carmen
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • No distinction
    Layout Types (Prose)
    • Centered
    Layout Types (Verse)
    • Centered
    Scriptio Continua in verse partyes
    Abbreviations in verse partyes
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo, just uses all available space

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

DM
MALLIVS
FI͡RMI͡NVS
VRSI͡NOF
5CSEPT͡IM͡I
CARPOPO
RIDEL͡ICA
TOI͡NFELI
CISSIMOP
10NAVFRAGIO
OBITOANXI
CVIVSMEM
BRACONSV͡M
SI͡TMRISPER
15SEQVOTNOM͡EN
T͡IT͡VLVSPRA͡ESTA͡T
SVISQDOLO
REM
D(is) M(anibus)
M(arcus) Allius
Fi͡rmi͡nus
Ursi͡no f(ilio)
5C(ai) Sept͡im͡i
Carpopo-
ri del͡ica-
to i͡nfeli-
cissimo p(uero)
10naufragio
obito an(norum) XI
cuius mem-
bra consu͡m(p)-
si͡t m<a>ris per
15se quot nom͡en
t͡it͡ulus pra͡esta͡t
suisq(ue) dolo-
rem
D(is) M(anibus) M(arcus) Allius Fi͡rmi͡nus Ursi͡no f(ilio) C(ai) Sept͡im͡i Carpopori del͡icato i͡nfelicissimo p(uero) naufragio obito an(norum) XI cuius membra consu͡m(p)si͡t m<a>ris per se
quot nom͡en t͡it͡ulus pra͡esta͡t suisq(ue) dolorem
Apparatus

l.14 reg., orig. maris

Text follows CIL. Checked on drawing by Johanna Rath, 2024.

Main Translation

Translation To the Spirits of the Departed. Marcus Allius Firminus for his son Son Ursinus, delicatus (luxury slave) of Caius Septimus Carpoporus, the unlucky boy, who died in a shipwreck, whose limbs the sea has devoured. How many a time does an inscription display a name and thus bring pain to the relatives
Citation Peter Kruschwitz, The cold grave that is the deep, deep sea. In. The Petrified Muse. 23.03.2012, online unter https://thepetrifiedmuse.blog/2014/03/2

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameMarcus Allius Firminus
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicator
  • NameMarcus Allius Ursinus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeInfant (0โ€“12) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameCaius Septimus Carpoporus
    GenderMale

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 300 AD
Date (Criteria)

Bibliography

Images

  • Funerary stele of Marcus Allius Ursinus

    Funerary stele of Marcus Allius Ursinus

    (c) Archaeological Museum Split

Editing History

Created 2024-10-23, by Johanna Rath
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