What is " I was not I am not I care not"- translated into Latin?Its a death epithet but I cant find a transl.

Question

I know it was a death epithet used by pagans in ancient Rome around the time Christianity was gaining momentum. I have also seen it as "I was not. I was. I am not. I care not." but it think it is really with out the "I was". If anyone can tell me the latin original I would be very thankful.

Answer 1

Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo.

I was not, I was, I am not, I don't care.

A famous epitaph, used so frequently in the ancient Roman Empire that you often find it on tombstones in an abbreviated form - NFFNSNC, or NF F NS NC.

Sometimes you can find another variant on the tombstones: Non fui, fui, memini, non sum, non curo. "Memini" = I remember.

Answer 2

I haven't heard that one.

non eram - I was not
non sum - I am not
non curo - I care not

Other possibilities:
Non sum qualis eram - I am not what I was
Quod eram, tu es. Quod sum, tu eris - What I was, you are. What I am, you will be. (From a tombstone)


Well, now that I see it below, I have seen it before! Not in about 15 years, though. I'm not surprised that I didn't remember.