page_title: Niskus
hierarchical_section_title: Niskus
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the lead tablet, found on the foreshore of the Hamble estuary, Hampshire, UK.
context_page_description: Niskus is a Romano-Celtic river god, rare and local divinity, mentioned one time from a lead course tablet inscription. The theonyme is related to a local river deity linked to the Hamble River. It is possible the origin of the theonyme to be connect with ancient greek νῆξις - floating. Found on Creek Badnamn Southampton in 1982, this curse tablet from the Roman-Greco world was created in about 350 or 400 AD by Muconius, a man angry at the mystery thief who stole his gold and silver coins.
  Latin Text:
  Domine Neptune / tb dno ominem qui / | involav[it] Mu/coni et argent[olo]s / sex ide dono nomia / qui decepit si mascel si / femina si pu{u}er si pu{u}e/lla ideo dono tibi Niske / et Neptuno vitam vali/tudinem sanguem eius / qui conscius fueri eius / deceptionis animu qui hoc involavit et / qui conscius fuerit ut / eum decipias furem / qui hoc involavit sanguem / ei{i}us consumas et de/cipias domin[e] Ne[p]/tune
  Translation:
  Lord Neptune, I give you the man who has stolen the solidus and six argentioli of Muconius. So I give the names who took them away, whether male or female, whether boy or girl.
context_section_description: Niskus is a Romano-Celtic river god, rare and local divinity, mentioned one time from a lead course tablet inscription. The theonyme is related to a local river deity linked to the Hamble River. It is possible the origin of the theonyme to be connect with ancient greek νῆξις - floating. Found on Creek Badnamn Southampton in 1982, this curse tablet from the Roman-Greco world was created in about 350 or 400 AD by Muconius, a man angry at the mystery thief who stole his gold and silver coins.
  Latin Text: 
  Domine Neptune / t(i)b(i) d(o)no (h)ominem qui / |(solidum) involav[it] Mu/coni et argent[olo]s / sex ide(o) dono nomi(n)a / qui decepit si mascel si / femina si pu{u}er si pu{u}e/lla ideo dono tibi Niske(!) / et Neptuno vitam vali/tudinem sangu(in)em eius / qui conscius fueri eius / deceptionis animu qui hoc involavit et / qui conscius fuerit ut / eum decipias furem / qui hoc involavit sangu(in)em / ei{i}us consumas et de/cipias domin[e] Ne[p]/tune
  Translation: 
  Lord Neptune, I give you the man who has stolen the solidus and six argentioli of Muconius. So I give the names who took them away, whether male or female, whether boy or girl. So I give you, Niskus, and to Neptune the life, health, blood of him who has been privy to that taking-away. The mind which stole this and which has been privy to it, may you take it away. The thief who stole this, may you consume his blood and take it away, Lord Neptune.
  T. Mikhailova's "British and Roman Names from the Sulis -Minerva Temple: Two Solutions to an Old Problem" (31–46) represents the name of god Niskus from lead course tablet.
caption: Hamble tablet
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