Inscription Database

Epitaph from Istrus – Istria (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD042881 (Last Updates: 2015-12-04, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
D(is) M(anibus) D M
Aur(elius) Exuperat(us) AVR EXVPERAT
decurio civit(atis) DECVRIO CIVIT
Hist(riae) vix(it) ann(os) L HIST VIX ANN L
relictis filiis RELICTIS FILIIS
Aure(lia) Iovina AVRE IOVINA
coniux bene mere[n]- CONIVX BENE MERE[ ]
ti memoriam p- TI MEMORIAM P
osuit OSVIT
vale viator VALE VIATOR
Chronological Data:
331 AD – 370 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1998, 1149.
  • AE 1999, 1318.
  • AE 2007, 1227.
  • A. Suceveanu, Pontica 31, 1998, 114-117, Nr. 2; fig. 2 (Foto u. Zeichnung). - AE 1998.
  • C.C. Petolescu, StCercIstorV 50, 1999, 199, Nr. 815. - AE 1999.
  • A. Suceveanu, in: A. Suceveanu (Hrsg.), Histria. Les résultats des fouilles 13.
  • La basilique épiscopale (Bucarest 2007) 150-151, Nr. 8; pl. 62, 8. - AE 2007.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Istrus
modern find spot:
Istria
find spot:
modern region:
Constanța
year of find:
1998

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
stele
material:
Kalkstein
height:
163 cm
width:
54 cm
depth:
22 cm
letter size:
4-5 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

religion:
Judaism / Christianity
geography:
present

Commentary

 
Z. 1 (Ende): Christusmonogramm. Z. 7: NEM-Ligatur. Hedera unterhalb von Z. 10.

People

Person 1
Name:
Aur. Exuperat.
Nomen:
Aurelius*
Cognomen:
Exuperatus*
gender:
male
Status:
decurial order, higher local offices
Age: Years:
50
Person 2
Name:
Aure. Iovina
Nomen:
Aurelia*
Cognomen:
Iovina
gender:
female

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD042881
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2015-12-04 by Gräf
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