Graffito

Nexa vita,
nexa manus,
nexa anima,
nexa coma,
nexa interna.
fine hoc locabo
Ca[+4?+] Maxumum (:Maximum)
carne[m], renes, icur (:iecur), anu (:anum),
aciem Q (:aciemque). Utinam
emo[ri]a[t]u[r M]axumus (:Maximus).
Precor [h]uius câvillu (:capillu),
carne et r[e]n[e]s et icur (:iecur) edas.


Findspot: Stabiae, Villa Arianna (VillaArianna.1)
Language: Latin
Writing Style: Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus: Textus et mensurae secundum (1)(2)
vv.1-5: Nexa (sit) vita, / nexa (sit) manus, / nexa (sit) anima, / nexa (sit) coma, / nexa (sint) interna. (1)(2)
In litteris minutissimis scriptus est.
vv.1-12: Littera E ut II scripta est.
vv.8,12: ICVR pro IECVR
v. 6: FINE HOC [AB]LOCABO(1)
Bibliography: L'ABC di un Impero: iniziare a scrivere a Roma, Roma 2019, p. 75-84 con foto ed apografo (A. Varone) (1)
A. Varone, Iscrizioni Parietali di Stabiae, Roma 2020, p. 145-147, nr. 385 con foto ed apografo (2)
Link to EDR: #EDR180308
Suggested Citation: AGP-EDR180308, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR180308> [accessed: 23 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Melissa Yorio

Last Revision: 2021-08-20