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Tabula Defixione

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Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo
Linares (Jaén), Spain

This lead plaque is written on both sides with letters of marked cursive character and it´s difficult to read.

It contains a prayer of magical-religious character, addressed to a divinity always referred to as "Dominus", so we do not know his identity. It is likely that the person who commissioned the inscription will be called Calvius Callidus, although we know for sure who it was intended for: Iulius Paternus, who is mentioned several times on both sides of the lead. It is probable that Iulius Paternus had committed some offense, for whose punishment, by the person who commissioned the inscription, the intervention of the divinity was necessary.

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  • Title: Tabula Defixione
  • Date Created: 0/200
  • Physical Location: Archaeological Museum of Linares
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 14,5 cm; Width: 16,7 cm; Weight: 265,67 gr
  • Provenance: Province of Albacete
  • Medium: Lead
Conjunto Arqueológico de Cástulo

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