Mainz, Tombstone with a poem for a girl

Mainz, Tombstone with a poem for a girl

Description

Mainz, Tombstone with a poem for a girl

Details

D(is) M(anibus)
Telesphoris et
maritus eius parentes
filiae dulcissimae
queri necesse est de
puellula dulci
ne tu fuisses si futura
tam grata brevi reverti
unde nobis edita
nativom esset et paren-
tibus luctu
semissem anni vixit
et dies octo
rosa simul florivit
et statim periit

Inscriptionnr

EDCS-11001176

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

Mainz, Landesmuseum

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Roman Empire

Tags

Inscription, Relief, Tomb

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