Inscriptions

Inscription #2548, S. Barnaba 14b Tomb of Ludovico Quistelli a

Diplomatic Transcription

I. C. R. / [plaque inscription] / OBIIT • XV K • IVL • M • D • LXXXVIII • VIX • AN • LIII. M • IIII • D • XVI • S • IVLIA SANTIA MAT • LVCRETIA SOR • P •

Critical Transcription

I(esus) C(hristus) R(egnat). [...] / Obiit XV k(alendas) iul(ii) MDLXXXVIII. Vix(it) an(nos) LIII, m(enses) IIII, d(ies) XVI. S(epulcrum) Iulia Santia mat(er) Lucretia sor(or) p(osuerunt)

Regularized Transcription

Iesus Christus Regnat. [...] / Obiit XV kalendas iulii MDLXXXVIII. Vixit annos LIII, menses IIII, dies XVI. Sepulcrum Iulia Santia mater Lucretia soror posuerunt

Translation

Jesus Christ Reigns [...] He [Ludovico] died on the fifteenth day before the kalends of July 1588. He lived fifty-three years, four months, and sixteen days. Giulia Santi his mother and Lucrezia his sister erected this tomb