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Identification

Reference as: MPL00739
Title Fragmentary epitaph from Salona
Trismegistos-No. 187677

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Salona
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Current Location Split, Archaeological Museum
Inventory number 213A
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type slab
Material limestone
State of Preservation fragmentary
Dimensions

width: 58.0 cm

height: 28.0 cm

depth: 7.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 0.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 0.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

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Text

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

Inscription & Translations


[---]PTIMAQVAEDOMI[---]
[---]ROMERITISVITAEMO[---]
[---]RECEPIPATRONODONA[---]
[---]NINMEMORVMQVAM[---]
5[---]ICPOSSETSIVIVERETIP[---]
[---]SORCAV[---]
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[---o]ptima quae Domi[nus ?---]
[---p]ro meritis vitae MO[R ?---]
[---] recepi patrono dona[---]
[--- no]n inmemor umquam [---]
5[--- h]ic posset si viveret ip[se ---]
[---]SORCAV[---]
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[---o]ptima quae Domi[nus ?--- p]ro meritis vitae MO[R ?--- ] recepi patrono dona[--- no]n inmemor umquam [--- h]ic posset si viveret ip[se --- ]SORCAV[---]
Apparatus

Text follows Marin et al. 2010. Proofed on picture by Pokorny 2024.
l. 1: [mortuus o]ptima quae domin[i dare praemia possunt coni] CLE
l. 3: dona[nte coni] CLE

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Comment

Dactylic hexameters, Marin et al. 2010

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 501 AD
Date (To) 600 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • palaeography
  • language

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  • Fragmentary epitaph from Salona

    Fragmentary epitaph from Salona

    (c) Archaeological Museum Split

Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Confirmed
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Revisions
  1. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-09 14:54
  2. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-12 11:24
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-12 12:50
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-01-12 13:34
  5. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-12 13:36
  6. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-12 13:47
  7. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-12 13:48
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-01-19 13:16
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-02-11 22:25
  10. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-02-11 22:29
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-02-11 22:31
  12. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-02-22 09:19
  13. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-02-22 09:21
  14. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-03-04 14:28
  15. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-03-04 14:29
  16. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-03-04 14:30
  17. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-03-04 14:31
  18. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-03-17 09:17
  19. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-03-17 09:18
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