Corpus Inscriptionum Melitensium translates to ‘The Collection of Maltese Inscriptions’.
CIM is on its way to becoming Malta’s first all-inclusive database for Latin inscriptions. It will include inscriptions found in churches and religious sites, streets, cemeteries, and homes.
This project commenced on the 12th of March, 2025, and was launched thanks to the UM Research Excellence Fund.
CIM owes its origins to the lifelong work of the late Victor Bonnici. A well-respected scholar and researcher, Victor dedicated much time and effort to the study of inscriptions found across Malta and Gozo, instilling among colleagues and students a love for Latin epigraphy.
On 26 January, 2024, Victor visited the Department of Classics and Archaeology to pledge his support for CIM. Sadly, Victor passed away on 7 March, 2024. This project would not have been possible without his foundational work, inspiration, and guidance.
‘Aliquis vir bonus nobis diligendus est, ac semper ante oculos habendus, ut sic tamquam illo spectante vivamus, et omnia tamquam illo vidente faciamus.’
(Seneca, Ep., 11.8)
Who are we?
CIM is a project by the Department of Classics and Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Malta.
Dr Carmel Serracino
B.A.(Melit.),M.A.(Melit.),Ph.D.(Melit.)
Principal Investigator
Dr Serracino is the current Head of Department at the Department of Classics and Archaeology at UM. He teaches classical Greek and Latin, as well as literary topics, and has published a number of books in the field, including translations of classical literature into Maltese.
Ms Skye Vassallo
B.A.(Hons.)(Melit.)
Research Support Officer
Vassallo is a recent B.A.(Hons) graduate in Classics. She has a special interest in Neo-Latin literature and epigraphy, which she explored in her undergraduate dissertation focusing on 18th-century Maltese intellectual Joseph Demarco and his manuscripts.