| A | B |
|---|
| AN, ANN annorum, annis, annus | year |
| AVG | Augustus |
| BM bene merenti | well-deserving |
| CON coniunx | spouse |
| COS consule | consul |
| CUR curavit | provided |
| D dedit | gave |
| DD donum mdedt | gave as a gift |
| DM dis manibus | to the spirits of the departed |
| EXT ex testamento | according to the testament |
| F fecit, fecerunt | made |
| HMP hoc monumentum posuit | erected this monument |
| HSE hic situs est | heere lies buried |
| IMP imperator | emperor |
| IOM Iovi Optimo Maximo | to Jupiter Optimus maximus |
| L libertus | freedman |
| OB obiit | died |
| P pater | father |
| PP parentes posuerunt | the parents erected |
| SPQR Senatus Populusque Romanus | The senate and the people of Rome |
| STTL sit tibi terra levis | may the earth be light upon you |
| V/VIX vixit | lived |
| VA vixit annos | lived years |
| VS votum solvit | redeemed a promise |
| F filius, filia | son, daughter |
| P posuit | put |
| SD salutem dicit | sends greetings |
| SPD salutem plurimam dicit | sends very fond greetings |
| SVB si vales, bene | if you are well, it is good |
| SVBE si vales, bene est | if you are well it is good |
| SVBEEV si vales, bene est, ego valeo | if you are well, it is good, I am well |
| ave | hello or goodbye |
| vale | farewell |
