A Prophylactic inscription against hail (AE 1939, 136)
linguistic analysis and new readings
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24310/mhnh.21.2021.17914Keywords:
epigraphy, Furnos Maius, Audollent, hail, new readingsAbstract
The aim of this work is to reinterpret and to edit a complex magical inscription (AE 1939, 136) from Furnos Maius (Roman province of Africa Proconsularis). Intended to protect the fields from hail, its text incorporates a blend of indigenous, Roman and Christian elements, many of which have not been documented until now. Thus, among other new readings, the inscription unveils a significant amount of previously undiscovered local microtoponymy.
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