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Longinus IV Idu[s Iu]lias
Iualias (:Iulias) accepit vim hila(re?)
Sturnus am(ator?)

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
?	Represents uncertainty

Translation:	Longinus - Four days before the Ides of July, he received physical force cheerfully. Starling(?)...
Findspot:	Herculaneum, Ramp (OutsideWalls.ow1) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus secundum (1); mensurae secundum (2) Periit (4) Contulerunt sed non invenerunt Dillard, King, et Loar (HGP) a. 2016. v. 1: lat.: 9,5; litt. alt.: 3,0-5,0 v. 2: lat.: 10,4; litt. alt.: 0,2-1,8 v. 3: lat.: 6,0; litt. alt.: 0,3-1,0 vv. 1-2: quod prius in tectorio fracto esset, IVLIAS scriptum bis (2) v. 2: aut HILA(RIS) (2) v. 3: [- - -]S TVRNVS (3) quod STVRNVS ut nomen non attestatur, sed incertum est utrum tectorium mutilum esset. Prope EDR140979, EDR154429, EDR154430, EDR154431, EDR154432, EDR154433, EDR140980, EDR140982, EDR140983, EDR140986, EDR154537
Bibliography:	Rend. Ac. Arch. Nap., 33, 1958, p. 302, nr. 806 (M. Della Corte) (1) CIL 04, 10694 (2) Gnomon 45, 1973, p. 272 (H. Solin) (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR154434 (4)
Link to EDR:	#EDR154434
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR154434, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR154434> [accessed: 27 Apr 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski Last Revision: 2017-08-08