Inscriptions: Sarcophagus of C. Valerius Papirianus
Identification
| Reference as: | MPL00907 |
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| Title | Sarcophagus of C. Valerius Papirianus |
| Trismegistos-No. | 194797 |
Object
Provenance and Location
| Find Place | Aquincum |
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| Find Context | |
| Latitude | 0.0 |
| Longitude | 0.0 |
| Current Location | Budapest, Aquincumi Múzeum |
| Inventory number | 72.7.4 |
| Current Location Details | Garden, on the south side of the museum |
| Vicinity |
Object Details
| Object Type | sarcophagus |
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| Material | limestone |
| State of Preservation | incomplete |
| Dimensions |
width: 200.0 cm height: 76.0 cm depth: 14.0 cm |
| Letter Size in cm (min) | 4.0 |
| Letter Size in cm (max) | 5.0 |
| 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 Praescriptum + carmen + subscriptum Prose Verse Distinction - Yes, by different layout
Scriptio Continua in verse part no Abbreviations in verse part no Verse Line Correspondence No
Text
| Function | funerary inscription |
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| Language(s) |
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| Rhythmisation |
Inscription & Translations
Front:
VRBEPALESTINAGENITVM[]E
MILITIAERES
TRANSTVLITHVCSPER[]TAMD[]VQ
5TRIBVNVSINSONT[]MV[]O
LVIDVOPIGNORA[]
TIQVISVMEACBE[]VIVE[]PERAEVVM
CVALERITVRBOETL[---]VSFILEIVSEQRBack:
ΠΑΤΡΙΣΕΜΟΙΣΥΡΙΗΣΔΑΠΕΔΟΝ
ΠΟΛΕΩΣΚΑΠΕΤΩΛΙΑΔΑΟ
ΚΕΙΜΕΔΕΝΠΑ[]ΟΣΙΚΕΝΟΝΟΡ
ΓΑΝΟΝΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙΣΙΛΕΓΕΩΝΟΣΑΡΧΗΓΟΣΓΕΓΟΝΩΣ
5ΩΤΟΥΝΟΜΑΠΑΠΕΙΡΙΑΝΟΣΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ
ΥΙΟΙΙΠΠΙΚΟΙΒΠΑΤΡΙΧΡΗΣΤΩ
VRBEPALESTINAGENITVM[]E
MILITIAERES
TRANSTVLITHVCSPER[]TAMD[]VQ
5TRIBVNVSINSONT[]MV[]O
LVIDVOPIGNORA[]
TIQVISVMEACBE[]VIVE[]PERAEVVM
CVALERITVRBOETL[---]VSFILEIVSEQR
ΠΑΤΡΙΣΕΜΟΙΣΥΡΙΗΣΔΑΠΕΔΟΝ
ΠΟΛΕΩΣΚΑΠΕΤΩΛΙΑΔΑΟ
ΚΕΙΜΕΔΕΝΠΑ[]ΟΣΙΚΕΝΟΝΟΡ
ΓΑΝΟΝΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙΣΙΛΕΓΕΩΝΟΣΑΡΧΗΓΟΣΓΕΓΟΝΩΣ
5ΩΤΟΥΝΟΜΑΠΑΠΕΙΡΙΑΝΟΣΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ
ΥΙΟΙΙΠΠΙΚΟΙΒΠΑΤΡΙΧΡΗΣΤΩ
Front:
Urbe Pal(a)estina genitum [m]e
militiae res
transtulit huc sper[antem] tamd[i]uq(ue)
5tribunus insont[e]m v[ide me s]o-
lvi duo pignora [cara? nostri an-]
tiqui sume ac be[ne] vive [?]per aevum
C(aius) Valeri Turbo et L[---]us fil(ii) eius eq(uites) R(omani) Back:
Πατρὶς ἐμοὶ Συρίης δάπεδον
πόλεως Καπετωλιάδαο,
κεῖμε δ' ἐν Πα[ί]οσι κενὸν ὄρ-
γανον ἀνθρώποισι λεγεῶνος ἀρχηγὸς γεγονὼς
5ᾧ τοὔνομα Παπειριανὸς ὑπάρχει
υἱοὶ ἱππικοὶ β πατρὶ χρηστῷ.
Urbe Pal(a)estina genitum [m]e
militiae res
transtulit huc sper[antem] tamd[i]uq(ue)
5tribunus insont[e]m v[ide me s]o-
lvi duo pignora [cara? nostri an-]
tiqui sume ac be[ne] vive [?]per aevum
C(aius) Valeri Turbo et L[---]us fil(ii) eius eq(uites) R(omani)
Πατρὶς ἐμοὶ Συρίης δάπεδον
πόλεως Καπετωλιάδαο,
κεῖμε δ' ἐν Πα[ί]οσι κενὸν ὄρ-
γανον ἀνθρώποισι λεγεῶνος ἀρχηγὸς γεγονὼς
5ᾧ τοὔνομα Παπειριανὸς ὑπάρχει
υἱοὶ ἱππικοὶ β πατρὶ χρηστῷ.
Front:
Urbe Pal(a)estina genitum [m]e militiae res
transtulit huc sper[antem] tamd[i]uq(ue) tribunus
insont[e]m v[ide me s]o|lvi duo pignora [cara?]
[nostri an-]|tiqui sume ac be[ne] vive [?]per aevum-
Πατρὶς ἐμοὶ Συρίης δάπεδον πόλεως Καπετωλιάδαο,
κεῖμε δ' ἐν Πα[ί]οσι κενὸν ὄρ|γανον ἀνθρώποισι
λεγεῶνος ἀρχηγὸς γεγονὼς ᾧ τοὔνομα Παπειριανὸς
ὑπάρχει υἱοὶ ἱππικοὶ β πατρὶ χρηστῷ.
D(is) M(anibus) C(aio) Val(erio) Papirian[o] trib(uno) leg(ionis) II ad(iutricis). -
Urbe Pal(a)estina genitum [m]e militiae res
transtulit huc sper[antem] tamd[i]uq(ue) tribunus
insont[e]m v[ide me s]o|lvi duo pignora [cara?]
[nostri an-]|tiqui sume ac be[ne] vive [?]per aevum
C(aius) Valeri Turbo et L[---]us fil(ii) eius eq(uites) R(omani) -
Back: Πατρὶς ἐμοὶ Συρίης δάπεδον πόλεως Καπετωλιάδαο,
κεῖμε δ' ἐν Πα[ί]οσι κενὸν ὄρ|γανον ἀνθρώποισι
λεγεῶνος ἀρχηγὸς γεγονὼς ᾧ τοὔνομα Παπειριανὸς
ὑπάρχει υἱοὶ ἱππικοὶ β πατρὶ χρηστῷ.
Apparatus
l. 5 : insont[i] mu[lieri s]o/lvi ; l. 6 : [cara amoris ( ?) an]/tiqui Kovács 1991
Main Translation
| Translation |
(on the front) To the spirits of the departed. For Gaius Valerius Papirianus, tribune of the Legio II Adiutrix. I was born in the city of Palestine. Military matters brought me here, hoping;3831 and for so long, as a tribune, I passed [...] innocent [...]. Two [...] children [...] old [...]. Grab hold of life and live well, [...] passer-by! Gaius Valerius Turbo and Lucius Valerianus [...], his sons, Roman equites, [had this monument made for their good father]. (on the back) My fatherland was Syria, the land of the city of [Colonia Aelia] Capitolina. He died in the land of the Paeonians, a body empty of humanity. He had become the tribune of a legion, to whom the name Papirianos pertained. His sons, equites, [had this monument made] for their good father. |
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| Citation | Faithfull 2024 |
Other Translations
Prosopographical Information
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Name C. Valerius Papirianus Gender Male Origin Foreign Legal Status Roman citizen Rank Ordo equester Profession Military staff Role Dedicatee -
Name C. Valerius Turbo Gender Male Legal Status Roman citizen Rank Ordo equester Role Dedicator -
Name C. Valerius L[---] Rank Ordo equester Role Dedicator
Further Information
Comment
Vgl. CIGPannon (2. Aufl.) Addendum 1, A bilingual sarcophagus from Aquincum (CatNr. 91), 88-101.
Squeeze
| Have Squeeze? | no |
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Dating
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Bibliography
- CIGPannon 00077 (with photo, fig. 8)
- SEG 48, 01315
- CIGPannon (2nd ed.) 00091 (with photo and drawing)
- AE 2001, 01691
- SEG 51, 01480
- P. Cugusi, Per un nuovo corpus dei Carmina Latina Epigraphica, Materiali e discussioni, Roma 2007, 77-78. 🔗 link
- CIGPannon (3rd ed.) 00091 (with photo and drawing)
- TitAq 00722 (with photos)
- HD035869 🔗 link
- https://lupa.at/294 🔗 link
- MQDQ 🔗 link
- CLE 02613
- P. Faithfull, War and Peace. Military Lives and Identities in Latin Verse Inscriptions., Vienna 2024. 🔗 link
Images
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Sarcophagus of C. Valerius Papirianus (front)
https://lupa.at/294/photos/1 © Budapest - Aquincumi Múzeum, Foto: Ortolf Harl 2006
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Sarcophagus of C. Valerius Papirianus (back)
https://lupa.at/294/photos/3 © Budapest - Aquincumi Múzeum (Rückseite), Foto: Ortolf Harl 2006
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Sarcophagus of C. Valerius Papirianus (detail back)
https://lupa.at/294/photos/4 © Budapest - Aquincumi Múzeum (Rückseite), Foto: Ortolf Harl 2006
Editing History
| Created | 2025-12-02, by Eric Andreas Kunz |
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| Work Status | Complete |
| Import Notice | Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T12:08:56, ID there: HD035869 |
Revisions
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