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Hi,

I have heard that there is an inscription from Hadrians Wall (Chesters Fort) numbered RIB 1486, concerning pagan sacrifice during the Christian period. Does anyone have the translation? I do not have any of the RIB in translation or otherwise.

I'd love to verify this, though, it sounds fascinating...

And I can't find it here: http://www.athenapub.com/RIB1.htm

Belegstelle: RIB 01486
Provinz: Britannia Ort: Chesters / Cilurnum
[1]SENC[3] / CINA VOTO / NE QI LICIAT / NE

Quote:I have heard that there is an inscription from Hadrians Wall (Chesters Fort) numbered RIB 1486, concerning pagan sacrifice during the Christian period.

Maybe the wrong reference?
RIB 1486 is thought to be a garbled quarry inscription (now lost). Nobody (to my knowledge) has ventured a translation.

Duncan, have I misquoted? Is the RIB number actually 01486 as Jasper has provided, and not 1486? From your comment it sounds like they're two different inscriptions.

Many thanks for your input on this!

Quote:it sounds like they're two different inscriptions

No -- it's the same inscription, okay. It just doesn't seem to have anything to do with pagan sacrifice. (Or anything else, come to that!)

I stumbled upon RIB 1486 on www.roman-britain.org here: http://www.roman-britain.org/places/cilurnum.htm

Of course I need to verify it!

The translation given there is: "THE CENTURY OF SENEC[A?...] BURNED OFFERING EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT LAWFUL"

Which sounds like a fantastic inscription to me!

Hi Paul,
The 0 in front of 1486 comes from the online database I took it from.
Someone needs to grab the actual RIB volume and look up the commentary, methinks.

A most inventive interpretation!

Quote:A most inventive interpretation!

With those words of wisdom I will stay well away! I could really have used that inscription as translated, though, it would have been pretty cool ...