Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)
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204 D. PETRUT-R. ZÄGREANU monument are decorated with acanthus motifs. A portion of the epigraphic panel is preserved. The letters of the inscription are elaborately executed. D(is) [M(anibus)] / Ostili[a? —] / vix(it) a[nn(is)] [—] / Ostil[ius?] / ТА [—]. d. Discovered during the excavation of the porta principalis sinistra of the fort on Pomet hill, by A. Radnóti in 1943. MJIAZ, Inv. No. 1726 (the preserved fragment). e. Gudea-Lucäcel 1975, 42, no. 139 (only the preserved fragment); Tóth 1978, 32-33, no. 30, pl. VII; AÉ, 1979, 500; Teposu-Marinescu 1982,140, no. 159; Bianchi 1985, 278, no. 184; Gudea 1989, 772-773, no. 57, 787, no. 94; Petolescu 2005, 272, no. 713. 9. Stela with triangular pediment and inscription field (PI. 2/9) a. Limestone. The upper left corner of the stela is preserved. D: 39 x 22 x 6 cm. b. The upper part consists of an enclosed triangular pediment. The two corners are decorated with rosettes, while the inside of the pediment is undecorated. The epigraphic panel is placed subsequently below the pediment. Only the beginning of the first three rows is preserved of the epitaph. The start of the text is marked by an ivy leaf. Xa[ipe] / H8v\[oc,?] / 6ao[ioc;?]—. d. Discovered in the south-eastern tower of the fort, during the excavation of M. Moga in 1949. MJIAZ, Inv. No. 243. e. Macrea 1956, 116-117, no. 15, fig. 11; Gudea-Lucäcel 1975, 18-19, no. 21, fig. 21; Gudea 1989, 771, no. 51, pi. CCLXXVII; Ruscu 2003, 64; Petolescu 2005, 269, no. 705. 10. Stela with no decorative elements (PL 2/10) a. Volcanic rock. D: 225 x 55 x 54 cm. b. Only the front side of the slab is levelled where the inscription is. The carving of the letters shows lack of skill, the text contains multiple errors. Among these, the most notable are the repetitions of words in the 4th and 5th (patronus), as well as in the 6th and 7th rows (libertae). D(is) M(anibus) / Victo<p=r>iai (!) / Afr<a>e vix(it) /an(is) XX PAT/[—]A patro / nus liber/ libert<a>e b(ene) / m(erenti). d. Discovered in 1864 in the area of the Roman necropolis. It was part of the L. Szikszay collection, and was donated to the Museum by the Wesselényi College in Zaläu. MJIAZ Inv. No. 261. e. CIL III, 6249=7640; Gudea-Lucäcel 1975, 15, no. 15, fig. 15; Teposu-Marinescu 1982, 105, no. 13; Gudea 1989, 773, no. 59, pl. CCLXXIX. 11. Stela with no decorative elements (PI. 2/11) a. Volcanic rock. D: 80 x 38 x 30 cm. b. All four sides are evened in a rudimentary manner. The shape of the letters is specific to the cursive writing. D(is) M(anibus) / Iustin(a)e / Afri vix(it) (annos) / XXX A(urelius) lust /i(nus) (coniugi?) b(ene) m(erenti) p(osuit). d. Discovered at the beginning of the last century in the auxiliary fort from Pomet hill. It was part of the Wesselényi-Teleki collection, entering the collection of MJIAZ in 1956. MJIAZ Inv. No. 1038. e. CIL III, 7638; Russu 1973, 330, fig. 1; AÉ 1974, 549; Gudea-Lucäcel 1975, 17, no. 18, fig. 18; Teposu- Marinescu 1982,105, no. 12; Gudea 1989,771-772, no. 53, pi. CCLXXVIII; Petolescu, 2005,270, no. 706. 12. Fragment of stela without decorative elements (PI. 2/12) a. Volcanic rock. D: 69 x 61 cm. b. There is no detailed information regarding its characteristics, other than the facts that it lacked any decorative elements and that it was roughly carved. [—] / an(nis) X [—] / [—] fiilius) vix(it) an(is) VIIII / Salmas Rami [—] / ex n(umero) p(almyrenorum) coniugi / et filio b(ene) m(erentibus) p(osuit).
