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E04649: Very fragmentary Latin inscription in Philocalian script, with probable remnants of a poem. Argued by de Rossi to have commemorated a refurbishment of the crypt of *Cornelius (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00172) by pope Siricus. Found in the 'crypt of Saint Cornelius' at the Cemetery of Callistus sited between Via Appia and Via Ardeatina (Rome). Arguably 384-399.
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posted on 2018-01-21, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiThe text, as presented by Antonio Ferrua:
S[---]
[---]
MA[---]
pia [membra re]tentat
'[- - -] holds the holy [limbs].'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 9369.
The text, as tentatively restored by Giovanni Battista de Rossi:
S[iricius perfecit opus]
conclusit et arcam
ma[rmore Corneli quoniam]
pia [membra re]tentat.
'S[iricius carried out this work and closed the crypt (arca) of Cornelius with marble, as] it holds the holy [limbs].'
Text: de Rossi 1864, 293.
S[---]
[---]
MA[---]
pia [membra re]tentat
'[- - -] holds the holy [limbs].'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 9369.
The text, as tentatively restored by Giovanni Battista de Rossi:
S[iricius perfecit opus]
conclusit et arcam
ma[rmore Corneli quoniam]
pia [membra re]tentat.
'S[iricius carried out this work and closed the crypt (arca) of Cornelius with marble, as] it holds the holy [limbs].'
Text: de Rossi 1864, 293.
History
Evidence ID
E04649Saint Name
Cornelius, bishop and martyr of Rome : S00172Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.) Archaeological and architectural - Internal cult fixtures (crypts, ciboria, etc.) Literary - PoemsLanguage
- Latin