Epitaph for Iulia Cufrenisa

Epitaph for Iulia Cufrenisa, aged 30, placed by her sister Iulia Artia and dedicated to the
Manes gods
(deities guarding the spirit of the dead). The plaque with the engraved text, found in Praça da Figueira, during the 1999-2001 archaeological campaign, was originally integrated in a funerary monument marking the resting site of the deceased's mortal remains.

Type of inscription

Funerary

Language

Latin

Technique

Engraving

Reading

D(iis) M(anibus)/ IVL(iae) CVFRE/ NISA IVL(ia) AR/ TIA SOR(ori) P(osuit) AN(norum) XXX

Translation

To the Manes gods. To Iulia Cufrenisa, Iulia Artia lay her sister aged 30.

Present location

Centre for Archaeology of Lisbon (CAL)

Discovery location

Praça da Figueira, Lisboa

Suggested reading

Ramirez Sádaba, J. L. (2002) - O homem e a morte na Lusitânia. In Ribeiro, J. C., coord. - Religiões da Lusitânia. Loquuntur Saxa. Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, pp. 301-305.

Identification code​

LxRomana1106022