HGW21 Pompeii. Herculaneum Gate West Side. Tomb of Numerius Istacidius Helenus.

Tomb of N. Istacidius Ianuarius and Mesonia Satulla. (Eschebach West 21, Kockel Süd 21).

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking south towards front of tomb.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2006. Front of wall tomb.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2010. Marble plaque with Latin inscription.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2006. Marble plaque with Latin inscription.

 

N ISTIDACIO HELENO

PAG PAG AVG

N ISTADACIO IANVARIO

MESONIAE SATVLLAE IN AGRO

PEDES XV IN FRONTE PEDES XV

See Bonucci C., 1830. Pompei: 3rd edition. Naples: l’imprimerie Francaise. (p. 55-6).

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

 

N(umerio) Istacidio Heleno

pag(ano) pag(i) Aug(usti)

N(umerio) Istacidio Ianuario

Mesoniae Satullae in agro

pedes XV in fronte (p)edes XV      [CIL X 1027]

 

According to Cooley this translates as

 

To Numerius Istacidius Helenus, inhabitant of the Auigustan Country District;

To Numerius Istacidius Ianuarius;

To Mesonia Satulla.

15 feet deep, 15 feet broad.

 

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p. 132, F99).

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2006.

Marble plaque with Latin inscription to N Istacidius Helenus, N Istacidius Ianuarius and Mesonia Satulla.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. 1824 drawing of inscription on plaque.

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl 23,5).

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south to rear of tomb.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north towards Via dei Sepolcri and tombs on the east side.

The large cippus has fallen.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking south at large cippus of N. Istacidius Helenus standing against rear wall.

The smaller cippus is to the left of the large cippus.

 

HGW21 Pompeii. 1824 drawing of the tomb. Two of the cippi had inscriptions but the third did not.

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl. 23,1).

 

HGW21 Pompeii. 1824 drawing of inscription on large cippus.

 

N ISTACIDIUS

HELENUS PAG.

 

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl 23,2).

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read

 

N(umerius) Istacidius

Helenus pag(anus)      [CIL X 1028]

 

HGW21 Pompeii. 1824 drawing of inscription on smaller cippus.

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl 23,4).

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read

 

Istacidiae Scapidi       [CIL X 1029]