Names written in the shape of boats
Θ
Faustus
Nothus
Nothus
((:nomina FAVSTVS et NOTHVS scripta in forma trium navium, NOTHVS bis))
| Translation | Θ Faustus Nothus Nothus |
|---|---|
| Description of Drawing (English) | names FAVSTVS and NOTHVS written in the shape of three boats, NOTHVS twice |
| Findspot |
Herculaneum, Grand Taberna
(IV.15-16)
|
| Drawing Category | Boats |
| Language | Latin |
| Writing Style | Graffito/incised |
| Apparatus Criticus | Textus et mensurae secundum (1); periit (3). Langner (2) attribuit v. 2 ad suum numerum 11, et v. 3 ad suum numerum 12, omisit v. 4. v. 3: NOTHVS aut NEPTVNVS (2) Mensurae: v. 1: lat.: 2,3; litt. alt.: 3,4 v. 2: lat.: 12,6; litt. alt.: 1,1-5,3 v. 3: lat.: 8,5; litt. alt.: 1,1-2,9 v. 4: lat.: 11,1; litt. alt.: 1,8-5,1 |
| Bibliography | CIL 04, 10532 (1) M. Langner, Antike Graffitizeichnungen: Motive, Gestaltung und Bedeutung, Wiesbaden 2001, nr. 11 und 12 (Buchstabenschiff) (2) A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL vol. IV collecti sunt Imagines, Roma 2012, vol. II, p. 487, con foto (3) Am. Journ. Arch. 122, 2018, p. 213, 239 (R. Benefiel et H. Sypniewski) (4) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR144354 (5) |
| Link to EDR | #EDR144354 |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-EDR144354, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR144354> [accessed: 27 Mar 2025] |
| Contributions |
Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski Last Revision: 2018-07-10 |
| More info | Trismegistos: 534615 |
