{"id":4651,"date":"2019-08-26T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2019-08-26T17:46:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:46:51","slug":"roman-pen-reveals-latin-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/roman-pen-reveals-latin-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Pen Reveals Latin Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A unique inscribed Roman stylus uncovered by MOLA archaeologists during excavations for Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London. The inscription has been highlighted in yellow \u00a9 MOLA<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Savlete Omnes<\/div>\n
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Earlier this month, this news broke and I just had to cover it and review the Latin on the pen!<\/div>\n
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The Bloomberg<\/a> dig took place between 2010 and 2014 and uncovered some 14,000 artifacts, which archaeologists are still working through including this exciting find! This stylus or pen’s inscription was exceptionally difficult to read, partly due to corrosion and is only legible due to the work by conservators.<\/div>\n
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Conservator Lucie with stylus (c) MOLA.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Below is an enlarged image of the pen after it’s cleaning:<\/div>\n
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A unique inscribed Roman stylus uncovered by MOLA archaeologists during excavations for Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London. The inscription has been highlighted in yellow \u00a9 MOLA<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018ab urbe v[e]n[i] munus tibi gratum adf(e)ro
\nacul[eat]um ut habe[a]s memor[ia]m nostra(m)
\nrogo si fortuna dar[e]t quo possem
\nlargius ut longa via ceu sacculus est (v)acuus\u2019<\/em><\/div>\n
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FIRST LINE “From the city I came. I bring to you a beloved gift”<\/div>\n