WP 0005

IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0224. Fragmentary Christian funerary inscription

Description: Two fragments of inscribed marble panels found re-used, face downwards, as patches to the sixth century mosaic in the S aisle of the Justinian church. The fragments have been re-set, face upwards. a) Yellow breccia. b) Purple breccia.
Text: Inscribed on the visible face.
Letters: a) Roughly-scored lettering: 0.03-0.04. b) Roughly-scored lettering: 0.03-0.04.

Date: Fourth to sixth century CE (context)

Findspot: Sabratha: Regio I, the Justinian church in the south aisle.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Sabratha Museum.

Interpretive

a
[---]atri[---]
[---] uixit an(nos) I[---]
[---] kal[endas ---]
b
[---]ori NEDỌ[---]
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Diplomatic

a
[---]ATRI[---]
[---]UIXITANI[---]
[---]KAL[.....---]
b
[---]ORINED.[---]
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English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

a. [---] (line 2) he/she lived [---] years [? months and went to rest] on the first (or a day calculated in relation to the first of a month)

b. (Not usefully translatable.)

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 224, whence IRT, 2009, 224, whence EDH 059200.

Images

None available (2021).