Fragmentary Latin inscription probably commemorating the deposition of relics of martyrs. Found at Dougga (Proconsularis, central North Africa), 4th/6th c.
Evidence ID
E07507
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Hi[c memorie s]a(n)c(t)or[um...
ma[rtyrum... I]nno[centi? ....].
'Here are [relics] of the holy martyrs (...) Innocentius (?)'
Text: Y. Duval 1982, no. 18 (after Diehl).
Translation: S. Adamiak, using this reconstruction.
RelicsUnspecified relic
Cult Related Objects
Unspecified relic
Transfer, translation and deposition of relics
Cult Related ObjectsInscription
Source
The reconstruction of the text is based on two small fragments of marble found in different places in Dougga. These were not seen by Duval.Discussion
A different reading was proposed by Poinssot: 'hi[c reliquiae? s]a[n]c[t]or[um marytrum] Ma[riani? et ... i]n no[mine Dei]'. Duval found this unconvincing. The inscription certainly appears to mark a place of the deposition of relics of saints.Bibliography
Edition and discussion:Duval, Y., Loca sanctorum Africae: Le culte des martyrs en Afrique du IVe au VIIe siècle (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1982), vol. 1, 41–42, no. 18.
Images
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From Y. Duval 1982, no. 18
Record Created By
Stanisław Adamiak
Date of Entry
05/04/2019
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00060 | Martyrs, unnamed or name lost | Uncertain |
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