Inscriptions: Altar dedicated to the Nymphs
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL00052 |
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| Title | Altar dedicated to the Nymphs |
| Trismegistos-No. | 155721 |
Object
Provenance and Location
| Find Place | Habitancum |
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| Find Context | |
| Latitude | 0.0 |
| Longitude | 0.0 |
| Current Location | Lost |
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Object Details
| Object Type | altar |
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| Material | sandstone |
| State of Preservation | complete |
| Dimensions |
width: 27.9 cm height: 76.2 cm depth: unknown |
| Letter Size in cm (min) | 0.0 |
| Letter Size in cm (max) | 0.0 |
| Execution Technique | chiselled |
| Religion | Pagan |
Decoration
| Decoration and Iconography | |
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| Decoration Tags |
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Verse Layouts
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Prose Verse Presence Verse Scriptio Continua in verse part no Abbreviations in verse part no Verse Line Correspondence No, but follows metrical subdivisions
Text
| Function | dedication / votive inscription |
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| Rhythmisation | Quantitative scheme |
Inscription & Translations
SOMNIOPRAE
MONITVS
MILESHANC
PONEREIVS
5SIT
ARAMQVAE
FABIONVP
TAESTNYM
PHISVENE
10RANDIS
Somnio prae-
monitus
miles hanc
ponere ius-
5sit
Aram quae
Fabio nup-
ta est Nym-
phis vene-
10randis.
Somnio praemonitus miles hanc ponere iussit
Aram quae Fabio nupta est Nymphis venerandis.
Apparatus
Main Translation
| Translation | Forewarned in a dream, the soldier commanded to have this altar erected by her who is married to Fabius, to the venerable Nymphs. |
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| Citation | Peter Kruschwitz |
Other Translations
- Having been forewarned in a dream, a soldier ordered she who is married to Fabius to put up this altar to the venerable Nymphs. (English, Faithfull 2024)
- Im Traum gemahnt, befahl der Soldat, dass diejenige, die mit Fabius verheiratetist, einen Altar zur Verehrung der Nymphen aufstellt. (German, Schumacher 2012)
Prosopographical Information
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Name Fabius Gender Male Age Range Adult (21β60) [precision: undetermined] Origin Unknown Legal Status Unknown Profession Military staff
Further Information
Comment
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
| Date (From) | 101 AD |
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| Date (To) | 300 AD |
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Bibliography
- CIL 07, 00998
- CLE 00263
- RIB 01228
- P. Cugusi, Carmini Latini Epigrafici della Britannia, Epigraphica 1-2, 7 (2014), 368, no.10. π link
- P. Kruschwitz, Undying voices: the poetry of Roman Britain, Reading 2015, no.17. π link
- M. Schumacher, Die Carmina Latina Epigraphica des rΓΆmischen Britannien, Berlin 2012, 87-88, no. 8 (with German translation). π link
- P. Kruschwitz, Poetry on the Advance: The Emergence and Formation of a Poetic Culture in Roman Britain, Greece & Rome 2 (2020), 186β187. π link
- P. Faithfull, War and Peace. Military Lives and Identities in Latin Verse Inscriptions., Vienna 2024, 705. π link
- D. Murzea, Femina et Carmina. Female Agency and Authorship in Roman Verse Inscriptions, Vienna 2025, 463, no. 270. π link
Images
Editing History
| Created | 2026-08-13, by Denisa Murzea |
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| Work Status | Complete |
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Revisions
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