Ancient prayer
I sow this rape seed for myself and for my neighbors.
Fons · Source
AuthorPliny the Elder
WorkNaturalis Historia
Section24.116
Period1st c. AD (Pliny preserving a rural ritual formula)
OccasionPaganalia / feriae Sementivae — ritual formula spoken while sowing seed on behalf of the sower and the pagus (rural community of neighbours)
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formritual
Functionspetition · dedication
Sphereagricultural