The Inscription of Mercurius and Ursa
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
- Type
- Material(s)
- Execution
- Inscribed.
- Dimensions
- 42.5 × 83 cm
- Epigraphic Field
- 40 × 77.5 cm
- Letters Height
- 4-6 cm
Palaeographic comment
Dextrograde direction, horizontal alignment, vertical module, irregular ductus, light incision.
The letter A shows a slightly oblique crossbar and a right stroke that extends beyond the point of intersection with the left one.
The letter F features an anomalous stroke below the median stroke, with three oblique strokes ascending towards the right.
The letter G has an oblique vertical element (pilastrino) descending towards the right.
The letter M is composed of four oblique strokes.
The letter O is positioned above the baseline and has a smaller module compared to the other letters.
The letter P has a laterally compressed bowl.
The letter R features a laterally compressed bowl and a tail that curves upwards upon reaching the baseline.
The letter T has a short top bar.
INSCRIPTION
INTERPRETATIVE TRANSCRIPTION
APPARATUS CRITICUS
4.
SVAM, Scarpa Bonazza Buora Veronese 1978
COMPARAVERVNT, Bertolini 1874b, Bertolini 1875b, Scarpa Bonazza Buora Veronese 1978
.
6. DAB(IT) V(IRIBVS)F(ISCI), Bertolini 1874a, Bertolini 1874b
.
TRANSLATION
Flavius Mercurius, biarchus of the fabricenses, for himself and for his wife Flavia Ursa, while living, purchased (this) from their own resources.
If anyone, after their death, should wish to open it, they shall pay two (roman) pounds of gold.
PEOPLE
Flavius Mercurius
- NOMEN
- Flavius
- COGNOMEN
- Mercurius
- GENS
- Flavia
- ORIGIN (of the name Mercurius)
- latin
- GENDER
- male
- OCCUPATION
- fabricensis
- RANK
- biarchus
- ROLE
- dedicator/deceased
- RELATIONSHIP
- husband (→ Flavia Severina)
Flavia Severina
- NOMEN
- Flavia
- COGNOMEN
- Ursa
- GENS
- Flavia
- ORIGIN (of the name Ursa)
- latin
- GENDER
- female
- OCCUPATION
- civilian
- ROLE
- dedicator/deceased
- RELATIONSHIP
- wife (→ Flavius Mercurius)
Bibliography
| Bertolini 1874a, 24, nr. 10. |
| Bertolini 1874b, 285, nr. 6. |
| Bertolini 1875b, 116, nr. 9. |
| CIL V 8757 |
| ILCV 521 |
| Scarpa Bonazza Buora Veronese 1978, 74-75. |
| Lettich 1983, 57-58, nr. 14. |
- EDR
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EDR097905
- Author of the record:
- Damiana Baldassarra
- Date:
- 26-11-2007
COMMENTARY
Like Flavius Martinianus, Flavius Mercurius was also a biarchus of the fabricenses.
This is the only epigraphic attestation of an individual named Mercurius in the whole of Concordia, although this cognomen appears in many other cities of the regio X, such as Aquileia (CIL V 1390 = EDR179690; CIL V 1390 = EDR179693; CIL V 8424 = EDR179749).
The inscription of a woman named Ursa Iulia was found in Caorle and perhaps originally came from the city of Concordia (CIL V 1962 = EDR156654).