Stone, architectural

Description

Roman inscription fragment to the Divinity of the Emperor, from Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, probably derives from the Roman fort of Birrens

Museum reference

X.1999.29.2

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Stone, architectural

Physical description

Part of a red sandstone slab with moulded upper border and parts of three lines of an inscription: “[…]NVMIN[…]/GENTE.P[…]/I[…]”. It can be expanded and translated as “… to the Divinity of the Emperor, under the charge of …”.