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Identification

Reference as: MPL00735
Title Funerary inscription for Aurelia
Trismegistos-No. 183580

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Salona
Find Context Marusinac, parcel of land nr. 977, north of the sanctuary
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Solin, Salona archeological park, Manastirine
Inventory number 2739 A
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type sarcophagus
Material limestone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 58.0 cm

height: 88.0 cm

depth: 11.3 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.5
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.6
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography Fragment of a sarcophagus. Only the right part of the inscription is preserved. The epigraphic field is enclosed by a tabula ansata. The ansa of the tabula ansata and the space next to it are decorated with floral motivs, leaves, grapes, and vines.
Decoration Tags
  • Object / Tabula ansata
  • Plant / Flower
  • Plant / Leaf
  • Plant / grape
  • Plant / vine branch

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresenceCarmen
    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 rhythm
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations

[---]A͡ETERNAMMIHIETA͡VR
[---]OCENTISSIM͡A͡EACOBSE
[]ONCORDITERANNX
[---]A͡VITE͡TVIXITBISDE
5[---]RQVOSORANOVISSI
[---]VVLNVSCRVDEL͡E
[---]SHICES͡TCONIV͡XTIBI
[---]EGREGIV͡M͡VIRGINIVS
[---]··[---]
[--- domu]ṃ a͡eternam mihi et A͡ur-
[eliae --- coniugi inn]ocentissim͡a͡e ac obse-
[quentissimae, cum qua vixi c]oncorditer ann(os) X
[---]a͡vit e͡t vixit bis de-
5[nos --- ann(os) et menses quattu]ọr quos (h)ora novissi-
[ma ---] vulnus crudel͡e
[---]s hic es͡t coniu͡x tibi
[---] egregiu͡m ͡virginius
[---]++[---]
[--- domu]ṃ a͡eternam mihi et A͡ur[eliae --- coniugi inn]ocentissim͡a͡e ac obse[quentissimae, cum qua vixi c]oncorditer ann(os) X [---]a͡vit e͡t vixit bis de[nos --- ann(os) et menses quattu]ọr quos (h)ora novissi[ma ---] vulnus crudel͡e [---]s hic es͡t coniu͡x tibi [---] egregiu͡m ͡virginius [---]++[---]
Apparatus

Text follows Marin, Gauthier et al. 2010, except for l. 5. Checked against photo by Kettner 2024.
ll. 4-6: de|[nos numero? ann(os) et menses? quattu]or, quos ora novissi|ma, Marin, Gautier et al. 2010, nr. 398

Main Translation

Translation … an eternal (abode?) for me and for Aurelia … my most blameless and obliging wife, with whom I lived together in harmony for ten years … and lived two times ten and …. years ... and four months (?) when the final hour … a cruel wound ... here is (my) spouse ... to you … outstanding … Virginius (?) ...
Citation Nathalie Marie Kettner/Peter Kruschwitz

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameAurelia
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameVirginius (?)
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

l. 8 Virginius, unless used as an adjective, might be the name of the husband.

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 301 AD
Date (To) 400 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • archaeology
  • language
  • palaeography

Bibliography

Images

  • Funerary inscription for Aurelia set up by her husband

    Funerary inscription for Aurelia set up by her husband

    (c) Archaeological Museum Split; photo: Chiara Cenati

  • Funerary inscription for Aurelia set up by her husband (detail)

    Funerary inscription for Aurelia set up by her husband (detail)

    (c) Archaeological Museum Split; photo: Chiara Cenati

Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Nathalie Marie Kettner
Work Status Confirmed
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  13. by Chiara Cenati
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  34. by Nathalie Marie Kettner
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  35. by Chiara Cenati
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  36. by Chiara Cenati
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  37. by Nathalie Marie Kettner
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  39. by Nathalie Marie Kettner
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  40. by Nathalie Marie Kettner
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  41. by Chiara Cenati
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  42. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-03-01 09:35
  43. by Peter Kruschwitz
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  44. by Peter Kruschwitz
    at 2024-03-01 12:04
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