Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

+Ṇ+DVS
ID[-]D PDICAP[-̲]+̲
VEṬR+̲+̲ pagani̲s̲
maldixi (:maledixi) te testifico̲

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
abc	Characters formerly visible, now missing
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
+	Illegible/unclear character

Translation:	(incomprehensible series of letters) I cursed the villagers. I call you as a witness.
Findspot:	Pompeii, Corridoio dei Teatri (VIII.7.20) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus secundum (2)(4), mensurae secundum (4). Contulerunt DiBiasie-Sammons et Helms (AGP) a. 2019. v. 1-4: Textus in (1) legitur sic: LIIVC[A]DVS DEDICAPI[T] VETIO[M] PAGANIS : MAL[E] VIX[IT] TE TESTIFICO. v. 1: a. 2019 solum vestigia remanent (4). v. 2: ad extremum, DICARE fuisse potest (2). v. 4: TESTIFICO activum pro TESTIFICOR deponens (3). In v. 1 huius tituli scriptus est titulus EDR167552, in v. 3 EDR167573. Pone EDR167842, EDR167830
Bibliography:	R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompéi: inscriptions et gravures tracées au stylet, recueillies et interprétées, Paris 1856, p. 90, con apografo, Tab. XXVI 65 (1) CIL 04, 02445 con apografo Tab. XXXIX 4 (2) V. Väänänen, Le latin vulgaire des inscriptions pompéiennes (3 ed.), Berlin 1966, p. 87 (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167837 (4)
Link to EDR:	#EDR167837
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR167837, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167837> [accessed: 19 Apr 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Kyle Helms Last Revision: 2019-08-31