Epitaph of Caelemontanus - copy (service tower entrance)
Entry/Object ID
HM-377
Description
Epitaph of Caelemontanus, imperial slave.
stele (modern copy)
Funeral memorial (imbedded). Underneath pointed arch is Latin inscription:
D M
CAELMONTA NO
CAESSER OUI VIX
ITA ANNIS XXV
RELIA AV XESI SCO
NIVGI KARISSIMO
B M FECIT
TRANSCRIPTION
D(is) M(anibus).
Caelemontano
Caes(aris) ser(vo) qui vix=
it{a} annis XXV. Au=
5relia Auxesis co=
niugi karissimo
b(ene) m(erenti) fecit.
TRANSLATION
To the Divine Spirits. To Caelemontanus, slave of Caesar, who lived for twenty-five years. Aurelia Auxesis made (this) for (her) dearest husband, well-deserving.
[USEP HCM.L.Tmp97.6.10-mdn]
Collection
Sculpture
Acquisition
Accession
377
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Headstone
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Tombstone
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Funerary Objects
Nomenclature Class
Ceremonial Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
General Notes
Note Type
[USEP HCM.L.Tmp97.6.10-mdn] HM-377 Epitaph of Caelemontanus - copy (service tow