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Inscriptions: Funerary inscription for the sisters Aurelia Ianuaria and Aurelia Domna

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Identification

Reference as: MPL00942
Title Funerary inscription for the sisters Aurelia Ianuaria and Aurelia Domna
Trismegistos-No. 191365

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Tomis
Find Context
Latitude 44.1729
Longitude 28.6497
Current Location Bucharest, Muzeul Național de Antichități
Inventory number L521
Current Location Details now: Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material limestone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 67.0 cm

height: 95.0 cm

depth: 19.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 3.5
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Christian

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

AVRIANVARIAIANAN[·]IV
NCTAPARIFLMART[]NO
ETAMPLIVSVIXIMVDII[·]PR
OCOMODAFVITSPIR[]VMD
5EOREDE[]AVRDOMNASO
RORIAN[]AN[---]IIIIVNCTAPA
RIVIXITMXD[---]IFATVMCO
NPLEVITDVRVSPROCARITA
TECONIVGIETSORORIIP[]

10VIVITEPARENTESETNESTR
ISPROVID[]IISESTOTE
MEMORESITERVM[]YSIISCO
[]TVRI
AVEVALEVIATOR
Aur(elia) Ianuaria Ian(uari) an(norum) [.] iu-
ncta pari Fl(avio) Mart[i]no
et amplius vixi m(enses) V d(ies) II[.] pr-
o com<m>oda fuit spir[it]um d-
5eo re<d>de[re et] Aur(elia) Domna so-
ror Ian[uari] an[n(orum) ---] III iuncta pa-
ri vixit m(enses) X d(ies) [---]I fatum co-
nplevit durus pro carita-
te coniugi et sorori ip[si].

10Vivite parentes et nestr-
is provid[ete fil]iis. Estote
memores iterum [El]ysiis co-
[ven]turi.
Ave vale viator.
Aur(elia) Ianuaria Ian(uari) an(norum) [.] iuncta pari Fl(avio) Mart[i]no et amplius vixi m(enses) V d(ies) II[.] pr-
o com<m>oda fuit spir[it]um d-
5eo re<d>de[re et] Aur(elia) Domna so-
ror Ian[uari] an[n(orum) ---] III iuncta pa-
ri vixit m(enses) X d(ies) [---]I fatum co-
nplevit durus pro carita-
te coniugi et sorori ip[si]. -

Vivite parentes et nestris provid[ete fil]iis.
Estote memores iterum [El]ysiis co[ven]turi.
Ave vale viator.
Apparatus

l.7 co-nplevit orig., reg. complevit
l.10 nestr-is orig., reg. nostris

Text follows IScM-06-02, 00527.

Main Translation

Translation (I was) Aurelia Ianuaria, daughter of Ianuarius, aged …, married to Flavius Martinus, and I lived a further 5 months, … days. It was appropriate that she gave her spirit back to God. And Aurelia Domna, her sister, daughter of Ianuarius, aged … 3, after her marriage she lived 10 months, … days. Hard fate filled up (her time) in place of her love for her husband and sister. You yourselves, my parents, live and take care of our children. Be mindful that we will meet again in the Elysian fields. Hail and farewell, traveller.
Citation Horsley 1981

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameAurelia Ianuaria
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameAurelia Domna
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameIanuarius
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
  • NameFlavius Martinus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60)
    Legal StatusRoman citizen

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? yes

Dating

Date (From) 301 AD
Date (To) 400 AD
Date (Criteria)
  • formulae
  • palaeography
  • names

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Editing History

Created 2026-08-27, by Andreea Petricioiu
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T12:12:27, ID there: HD041933
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