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7. CIL 13.01983 (EDCS-10500938)

D(is) M(anibus) et memoriae aetern(ae) Blandiniae Martiolae puellae innocentissimae quae vixit ann(os) XVIII m(enses) VIIII d(ies) V. Pompeius Catussa cives Sequanus tector coniugi incomparabili et sibi benignissim(a)e quae mecum vixit an(nos) V m(enses) VI d(ies) XVIII sine ul(l)a criminis sorde. Viv(u)s sibi et coniugi ponendum curavit et sub ascia dedicavit. Tu qui legis vade in Apol(l)inis lavari quod ego cum coniuge feci. Vellem si ad(h)uc possem

“To the spirits of the dead and the eternal memory of Blandinia Martiola, a most innocent girl who lived 18 years, 9 months, 5 days. Pompeius Catussa, a Sequani citizen and plasterer, (made this) for his incomparable and most kind wife, who lived with me 5 years, 6 months, 18 days without any transgressions. While alive, he saw to the building and dedicated this, while under construction, to himself and his wife. You who read this, go and bathe in the bath of Apollo, which I did with my wife. I wish I were still able to do it.”

(From a funerary monument found in Lugdunum (Lyons), Gaul second century CE)

Edited June 15, 2019 by guy

 

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Inscriptionum_Latinarum

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

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The CIL collects all Latin inscriptions from the whole territory of the Roman Empire, ordering them geographically and systematically.

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The CIL presently consists of 17 volumes in about 70 parts, recording approximately 180,000 inscriptions.

 

Edited February 26 by guy