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Identification

Reference as: MPL00967
Title Funerary inscription for Aurelia Paulina
Trismegistos-No. 233371

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Tarraco
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Current Location Tarragona, Museo Nacional Arqueológico de Tarragona
Inventory number 7507
Current Location Details
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type sarcophagus
Material limestone
State of Preservation complete
Dimensions

width: 200.0 cm

height: 64.0 cm

depth: 57.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 2.5
Letter Size in cm (max) 4.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion Pagan

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
Decoration Tags

Verse Layouts

  • Prose Verse PresencePraescriptum + carmen + subscriptum
    Prose Verse Distinction
    • No distinction
    Layout Types (Prose)
    • Centered
    Layout Types (Verse)
    • Centered
    Scriptio Continua in verse partyes
    Abbreviations in verse partno
    Verse Line CorrespondenceNo

Text

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

Inscription & Translations

DM
AVRELPAVLINAEFILIAE
OCRV
DELEFVNVSQVINVNCATTIGIT
MIHIRENOVATVSODOLORDOLV
5ERAMFRATRISIMVLQ[]RORINV
NCLVGEOFILIAPARITERQSANGME
STOIAMPLACIDEPOSITALETHESIN
MORTEQVIESCEIVNCTAQTVMVLO
FRATRISIMVLQSORORI
VIXITANXXM
10DXVIIAVRPVRPVRISMATERFILIAEDVL
CISSETPIENTISSFECQV[------]
D(is) M(anibus)
Aurel(iae) Paulinae filiae.
O cru-
dele funus qui nunc attigit
mihi(i) renovatuso dolor dolu-
5eram fratri simulq(ue) [so]rorinu-
nc lugeo filia(m) pariterq(ue) sang(uine)m e-
stoiam placide posita Lethes in
morte quiesceiunctaq(ue) tumulo
fratri simulq(ue) sorori
vixit an(nos) XX m(ensem)
10d(ies) XVII Aur(elia) Purpuris mater filiae dul-
ciss(imae) et pientiss(imae) fec(it) Qu[------]
D(is) M(anibus)
Aurel(iae) Paulinae filiae.

O cru|dele funus qui nunc attigit | mihi(i) renovatus
o dolor dolu|(5)eram fratri simulq(ue) [so]rori
nu|nc lugeo filia(m) pariterq(ue) sang(uine)m e|sto
iam placide posita Lethes in | morte quiesce
iunctaq(ue) tumulo | fratri simulq(ue) sorori
vixit an(nos) XX m(ensem)
10d(ies) XVII Aur(elia) Purpuris mater filiae dul-
ciss(imae) et pientiss(imae) fec(it) Qu[------]
Apparatus

Text follows CIL II and Cugusi 2007.

Main Translation

Translation A los dioses Manes de mi hija, Aurelia Paulina. ¡Oh crueles exequias, que ahora me atañen, renovadas! ¡Oh dolor! He sufrido la muerte de mi hermano y, al mismo tiempo, la de mi hermana. Ahora me quejo de la de mi hija, también sangre mía. Quédate ya plácidamente enterrada en la muerte del Leteo. Reposa cerca de la tumba de mi hermano y mi hermana . Vivió veinte años, (…) mes (-ses?), diecisiete días. Su madre, Aurelia Púrpuris, lo ha mandado poner para su hija, llena de ternura y bondad. Qu(…)
Citation CLEO

Other Translations

Prosopographical Information

  • NameAurelia Paulina
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeSubadult (13–20) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameAurelia Purpuris
    GenderFemale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Non-canonical]
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

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

Bibliography

Images

  • HD048369

Editing History

Created 2025-03-31, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Confirmed
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg at 2024-07-11T12:14:59, ID there: HD048369
Revisions
  1. by Unknown
    at 2024-07-11 12:14
  2. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-07-30 19:31
  3. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2024-07-30 19:31
  4. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:00
  5. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:02
  6. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:06
  7. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:19
  8. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:22
  9. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:26
  10. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:27
  11. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 12:38
  12. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 13:46
  13. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 13:47
  14. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-17 15:03
  15. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-01-17 16:48
  16. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-21 10:35
  17. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-21 10:46
  18. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-01-22 11:05
  19. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-01-22 16:43
  20. by Anna Pokorny
    at 2025-01-22 16:59
  21. by Chiara Cenati
    at 2025-02-05 15:40
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