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V̂al̂êṇs luctabas ḶỊX Ẹrmorius (: Hermorius)

Symbol	Meaning
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
âbc	Letters joined in ligature, each letter that is joined to the next letter is indicated by a caret

Findspot:	Pompeii, Via di Porta Nocera (II.8.1-6) Location metadata ➜
Precise Location:	II.8.6, facade, Via di Porta Nocera (facciata della Casa del Giardino d'Ercole)
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus secundum (3). Mensurae secundum (1). Litterae primi verbi non carent, sed in nexu coniunctae sunt. Litterae VA et LEN in nexu coniunctae (3). v. 1: ṾAḶE[N]S LUCTABAS (H)ERMORIUS (1). VAL[EN]S LUCTABAS ḶỊX (H)[E]RMORIUS (2). v. 1: (H)[E]RMORIUS (nom.) pro (H)[E]RMORI (voc.) (1)(2). Della Corte: 'Combattevi da valoroso, O Hermorius' (1). v. 1: Litterae A sine linea interiore scriptae sunt. Nomen ERMORIUS ignotum est, sed pro simili nomine cf. inscriptionis CIL 04, 60 v. 15: C(aius) [H?]ermatorius P(ubli) f(ilius) (1)(2). Supra EDR191034 et EDR191035.
Bibliography:	Not. Sc., 12, 1958, p. 133, nr. 292 (M. Della Corte) (1) CIL 04, 10174 con apografo (2) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR191033 (3)
Link to EDR:	#EDR191033
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR191033, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR191033> [accessed: 21 Nov 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Laura Hayward Last Revision: 2024-02-09