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E04733: Two fragments of Latin epitaphs probably expressing a wish that the deceased would live 'among the saints,' or saying that they were buried 'among saints' (possible references to burials ad sanctos). Found in the lower part of the Cemetery of Callistus, via Appia, Rome. Probably 5th c.
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posted on 2018-01-27, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiInscription 1:
[- - -]ama [- - -]
[- - -] viva[s - - -]
[- - - inter] santos [- - -]
'[- - -] may you live [- - - among] saints [- - -].'
Inscription 2:
[- - - in]ter s[anc]tis [- - -]
'[- - -] among saints [- - -].'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 10350 = EDB40952 and EDB40953.
[- - -]ama [- - -]
[- - -] viva[s - - -]
[- - - inter] santos [- - -]
'[- - -] may you live [- - - among] saints [- - -].'
Inscription 2:
[- - - in]ter s[anc]tis [- - -]
'[- - -] among saints [- - -].'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 10350 = EDB40952 and EDB40953.
History
Evidence ID
E04733Saint Name
Saints, name lost or very partially preserved : S01744 Saints, unnamed : S00518 Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Saint Name in Source
sancti sancti sanctiRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Latin