INSVLA ARRIANA

POLLIANA cN ALleI NIGIDI MAI

LOCANTVR EX k IVLIS PRIMIS TABERNAE

CVM PERGVLIS SVIS ET CeNACVLA

EQVESTRIA ET DOMVS CONDVCTOR

CONVENITO PRIMUM cN ALleI

NIGIDI MAI SER

 

Take a look at it like this:

Insula Arriana Polliana Cn. Alleii Nigidii Maii (est). Locantur ex kalendis Iuliis primis tabernae cum pergulis suis et cenacula equestria et domus. Conductor convenito Primum Cn. Alleii Nigidii Maii servum.

 

Vocabulary and Grammar notes:

 

loco, -are, -avi, -atum : while its first dictionary entry is "to place", with property this word can have the special meaning of "to lease", "to let", or "to lend".

taberna, -ae f.: not just "shop" but also "humble dwelling".

pergula, -ae f.: "mezzanine floor".

cenaculum, -i n.: "upper part of a house".

conductor, -oris m.: "one who rents", "lessee".

convenito: 3rd, sing., future, imperative of convenio, -enire, -eni, -entum ("meet", "contact").

 

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