CIL 4.5296
| CIL 4.5296 CLE 950 | |
|---|---|
CIL 4.5296, transcribed in the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum | |
| Type | Roman graffiti |
| Material | Inscribed plaster |
| Size | 74 × 38 cm |
| Writing | Roman cursive |
| Created | Pax Romana, Pompeii |
| Discovered | 1888 Pompeii, Kingdom of Italy |
| Present location | National Archaeological Museum |
| Culture | Roman |
CIL 4.5296 (or CLE 950) is a poem found graffitied on the wall of a hallway in Pompeii. Discovered in 1888, it is one of the longest and most elaborate surviving graffiti texts from the town, and may be the only known love poem from one woman to another from the Latin world. The poem is nine verses long, breaking off in the middle of the ninth verse; a single line in a different hand is written underneath. It is in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.