LJMgrB49 Latin inscriptions in Pannonia
Curse Tablets
LJMgrB49 Latin inscriptions in Pannonia
Transcription
1 IVLIANISSAETGAIVSMVTILIVSNEPOSSITFACERECON
2 TRAOCEANVMCONTRAAMENENEPOSSITGAIVSCONTRAFELICO
3 NEFACERERESPECTESLINGVANEPOSSITADVERSVSCOSERVOS 3a AMMIONISLINGVANEPOSSIT[—]
4 FACEREEVNICISVRILINGVANEPOSSITADVERSVSOCEANVNV
4a ASELLIONISLINGVAETNOMENNEPOSSITATVERSVSOCIANVMFACERE
5 LOQVINEPOSSITGAIVSAVTIVLIAADVERSVSANNIAN 5a ANNIANILING V ANEPO S S IT [—]
6 NVMFACIREETDECIBALILINGVAETNOMENNEPOS
7 SITADVERSVSOCEANVMFACEREEOMODOHOCEGOAVER
8 SOGRAPHIOSCRIBOSICLINGVASILLORVMAVERSASNEPOSINT
9 FACERECONTRAOSLf-----]ECOSVPRAPOSIVINEGAIVSAVTIVL[IA]
10 NISSAETEVNICVSSVRVSADVERSVSOCEANVMLIN[GV]
11 ASOBLIGAT[—-] AE[—] VELINGVASELLIONISNE[—]
12 CONTRAAMENEf—]FACERE[—]
Reading
1 Iulia Nissa et Gaius M*utilius ne possi(n)t facere con-
2 tra Oceanum, contra Am(o)en<a>(m). Ne possit Gaius contra Felic(i)o-
3 ne(m) facere. Respect<ae> lingua ne possit adversus coservos 3a        Ammionis( ?) lingua ne possit [—]
4 facere. Eunici Suri lingua ne possit adversus Oceanu<m>
4a        Asellionis lingua et nomen ne possit a<d>versus Oc<e>anum facere
5 loqui. Ne possit Gaius aut Iulia adversus Annia-5a        Anniani lingua ne possit [—]
6 num facere. Et Decibali lingua et nomen ne pos-
7 sit adversus Oceanum facere. <Qu>o modo hoc ego aver-
8 so graphio scribo, sic lingua<e> illorum aversa<e> ne pos(s)int
9 facere contra (h)os L[-----] ego suprapos<u>i. Ne Gaius aut Iulfia]
10 Nissa et Eunicus Surus adversus Oceanum linfgu]
11 as obligatfas—]AE[—]Ve lingua Asellionis ne [—]
12 contra Am(o)ene(m) [—] facere [—]
Translation:
May Iulia Nissa and Gaius Mutilius be unable to act against Oceanus and Amoena.
May Gaius be unable to act against Felicio.
May Respecta's tongue be unable to act against the fellow slaves.
May Eunicus Suras' tongue be unable to speak against Oceanus.
May Gaius, or Iulia, be unable to act against Annianus.
And may Decibalus' tongue and NN* be unable to act against Oceanus.
Just as I write this in hostile style, so may their hostile tongues be unable to act against these ... whom I mentioned above.
May Gaius or Iulia or Eunicus Surus be unable to ... their bound tongue against Oceanus... Inserted lines:
May Ammio's tongue not be able to ...
May Asellio's tongue and NN* not be able to act against ...
May Annianus' tongue not be able to act against Oceanus.
Cf. Andrea Barta in: Acta Ant. Hung. 49, 2009, 23-29 and Tituli Aquincenses 3, 1436
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