3395 - Defixio mentioning the inferi and the dii Manes from Carthago - Carthage

Description

Claudia Helenis (!) / Clodia Successi / Clodia Steretia / Clodius Fortunatus / Clodius Romanus / Mu[rc]ius Crim[---]enius / Servilius Faustus / Valerius Extricatus / quomod haec nomina a/[d(?) inferos(?) dedi(?)] / [sic omnes(?)] / [adversu]s me omute[scant] / [neque(?) lo]qui [possint(?) quomodo] // huic gallo lingua(m) / vivo extorsi et defi/xi sic inimicorum / meorum lingua ad/versus me omutescant / sic qui [in(?)] me l[o]qui...

Code

3395

Title

3395 - Defixio mentioning the inferi and the dii Manes from Carthago - Carthage

Text of the inscription

Claudia Helenis (!) / Clodia Successi / Clodia Steretia / Clodius Fortunatus / Clodius Romanus / Mu[rc]ius Crim[---]enius / Servilius Faustus / Valerius Extricatus / quomod<o=I> haec nomina a/[d(?) inferos(?) dedi(?)] / [sic omnes(?)] / [adversu]s me o<b=M>mute[scant] / [neque(?) lo]qui [possint(?) quomodo] // huic gallo lingua(m) / vivo extorsi et defi/xi sic inimicorum / meorum lingua<e=S> ad/versus me o<b=M>mutescant / sic qui [in(?)] me l[o]qui / <au=O>susve fuerit(!) ad ni(hi)lo [--- r]ed<e=I>at res illius / [--- ha]ec pr{a}ecatio ita / [---]erteta est ad [---] / [preco]r(?) vos muta [---] / [---] per ves[tr ---] // v<i=E>(c)t<o=U>ria(m) di Manes ita uti / vost poniteque sic adversus

Alternative text

Claudia Helenis Clodia Successi Clodia Steretia Clodius Fortunatus Clodius Romanus Murcius Crimenius Servilius Faustus Valerius Extricatus quomodoI haec nomina ad inferos dedi sic omnes adversus me obMmutescant neque loqui possint quomodo huic gallo linguam vivo extorsi et defixi sic inimicorum meorum linguaeS adversus me obMmutescant sic qui in? me loqui auOsusve fuerit! ad nihilo redeIat res illius haec praecatio ita erteta est ad precor vos muta per vestr victoriam di Manes ita uti vost poniteque sic adversus

Textual source

EDCS

Language

Latin

Number of deities

Indeterminate plural

Theonym 1

Onomastic attribute 1

Dii

Institutions and individuals involved

Indeterminate plural

Religious notabilia

Inferi / Gallus / Precatio

Support

Defixio

Further bibliography

Audollent 222; Kropp-11-01-01-08

Last update

2021-09-27

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