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Identification

Reference as: MPL00782
Title Funerary stele of L. Ancharenus
Trismegistos-No. 183965

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Tilurium
Find Context
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Trilj, Muzej triljskog kraja
Inventory number MTK 2
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 230.0 cm

height: 60.0 cm

depth: 16.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 2.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 4.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags
  • Architecture / Acroterion
  • Architecture / Gorgoneion
  • Plant / vine branch

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresencePraescriptum + carmen + subscriptum
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • Yes, by bigger lettering in prose
    Scriptio Continua in verse partno
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
  • Elegiac couplet
Rhythmisation Quantitative scheme

Inscription & Translations

LANCHARENVSQF
SERLARANDAMIL
LEGVIIANNXLSTIPXXI
HSE

5QANCHARENVSHAECTANQVAM
POSVITTIBIDONAFRATERQVIA
LONGEAPATRIATECECIDISSEDOLET
OPTARAMVIVOPOTIVSDAREVINA
METIBNONOBITOCAREFERENDA
10TVOSIQVICQVAMSENTIREPOTES
[]MPORENOSTRODAMVSHAEC
OSTICASITTIBITERRALEVIS
FRATER
FRATRIPOSVIT
L(ucius) Ancharenus Q(uinti) f(ilius)
Ser(gia) Laranda mil(es)
leg(ionis) VII ann(orum) XL stip(endiorum) XXI
h(ic) s(itus) e(st).

5Q(uintus) Ancharenus haec tanquam
posuit tibi dona frater quia
longe a patria te cecidisse dolet
optaram vivo potius dare vina
me tib(i) non obito care ferenda
10tuo si quicquam sentire potes
[pro te?] mpore nostro damus haec
ostica sit tibi terra levis.
Frater
fratri posuit.
L(ucius) Ancharenus Q(uinti) f(ilius) Ser(gia) Laranda mil(es) leg(ionis) VII ann(orum) XL stip(endiorum) XXI h(ic) s(itus) e(st).

Q(uintus) Ancharenus haec tanquam posuit tibi dona frater
quia longe a patria te cecidisse dolet
optaram vivo potius dare vina
me tib(i) non obito care ferenda tuo
si quicquam sentire potes [pro te?] mpore nostro
damus haec ostica sit tibi terra levis.
Frater fratri posuit.
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Prosopographical Information

  • NameL. Ancharenus Q. f.
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    OriginForeign
    ProfessionMilitary staff
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameQ. Ancharenus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 10 AD
Date (To) 42 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • history

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  • Funerary stele of L. Ancharenus

    Funerary stele of L. Ancharenus

    © Trilj - Muzej triljskog kraja (Trilj Territorial Museum), Foto: Ante Verzotti

Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Andrei Merticaru
Work Status Confirmed
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Revisions
  1. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-03-20 22:10
  2. by Andrei Merticaru
    at 2024-04-23 13:03
  3. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-10-26 09:58
  4. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2024-10-26 10:19
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