Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden

TNMM 340

Besides a vast amount of animal bones numerous small finds were found in the ash layer. These date the complex ca. from the 2nd to the 3rd century and finally to the early 5th century AD. Fragmentes of oil lamps and drinking cup sherds are frequently present besides ffragments of a fictile bull figurine. Another ’typical’ votive offering is a fragment of a palm leaf mad of silver. Several fragments of vessels appeared with figural snake decorations. One of these shows an inscription.

AE 2013, 1173

The following transcription and interpretation of the text expand and correct the initial judgement given by the excavator in the excavation report [Gleirscher 2011a; Gleirscher 2012, 15–18, bes. 16 Abb. 3.]. This reading, which was quickly received and included in L’Année épigraphique, the standard citation work for new epigraphic finds, is now obsolete [Lesung übernommen durch Beutler 2014/2015, 204 Nr. 54 und danach in AE 2013, 1173.], as it must be corrected in important points. Even in the improved version, the existing omissions leave room for alternative additions and future supplements.