Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Eburacum – York (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD069906 (Last Updates: 2018-05-08, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Vol(usius) Iren[aeus] VOL IREN[ ]
Arimani v(otum) [s(olvens) l(ibens) m(erito)] ARIMANI V [ ]
d(ono) [d(edit)] D [ ]
Chronological Data:
71 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • EphEp 3, p. 122 n. 77. (B)
  • RIB 0641; Zeichnungen.
  • CIMRM 0834. (B)
  • S.R. Tufi, Yorkshire, CSIR Great Britain 1, 3 (Oxford 1983) 11-12, Nr. 22; Pl. 5, 22.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Eburacum
modern find spot:
York
find spot:
modern region:
North Yorkshire
year of find:
1874
present location:
York, Yorkshire Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
statue
material:
Sandstein
height:
(60) cm
width:
34 cm
depth:
23 cm
letter size:
2.6 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
Statue einer Gottheit mit Flügeln. (B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 0641.

People

Person 1
Name:
Vol. Iren[aeus]
Nomen:
Volusius*
Cognomen:
Irenaeus+
gender:
male

General Data

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