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 |
Inventory number | |
Current Location Details | |
Vicinity |
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 Carmen 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
Prosopographical Information
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Name Fabius Gender Male Age Range Adult (21–60) [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 |
Date (Criteria) |
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Bibliography
- CIL 07, 00998
- CLE 00263
- RIB 01228
- CLEBrit 00010
- P. Kruschwitz, Poetry on the Advance: The Emergence and Formation of a Poetic Culture in Roman Britain, Greece & Rome 2 (2020), 186–187. 🔗 link
- P. Kruschwitz, Undying voices: the poetry of Roman Britain, Reading 2015, no.17. 🔗 link
Images
Editing History
Created | 2024-03-01, by Denisa Murzea |
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Work Status | Confirmed |
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Revisions
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by Denisa Murzea
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by Denisa Murzea
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by Denisa Murzea
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by Denisa Murzea
at 2024-02-29 15:56 -
by Peter Kruschwitz
at 2024-03-01 08:23 -
by Peter Kruschwitz
at 2024-03-01 08:23 -
by Peter Kruschwitz
at 2024-03-01 08:27