Saturday, November 8, 2014

Lucius Annaius Firmius

From the Ashmolean collection at Oxford. First or Second century AD.


d(is) m(anibus) / L(ucio) Annaio Firm(—) / vixit annis V / m(ensibus) II . d(iebus) VI . h(oris) VI / qui natus est / nonis Iuliis / defunctus / est IIII idus / Septembres / Annaia Feru-/sa vernae su-/o karissimo

To the spirits of the dead. For Lucius Annaius Firm(ius?), who lived 5 years, 2 months, 6 days, 6 hours, who was born on the 7th July and died on the 10th September. Annaia Ferusa set this up for her dearest household slave

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