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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0299. Verse dedication for an image of Liber Pater, Amor and Apollo

Description: Moulded base (w: 0.64 x h: 0.97 x d: 0.59) of grey limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Irregular capitals (third century CE): 0.09.

Date: Third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Regio III, insula 8 opposite the Chalcidicum; found in association with a statue combining the attributes of all three gods.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

( vac. 1) Sum Liber ( vac. 1)
Amorq(ue) deus
et pulcher Apollo

Diplomatic

  SUMLIBER  
AMORQDEUS
ETPULCHERAPOLLO

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

I am Liber and the god Love and beautiful Apollo.

Italian translation

Translation by:

 Sono Libero, e il dio Amore, e il bell’Apollo.

English translation

Translation source: LSA, 2012

I am Liber, and the god Amor and beautiful Apollo.

Commentary

Recognised as verse by Guey, loc.cit.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 299, whence IRT, 2009, 299; discussed Guey, 1953 341, whence AE 1954.201d; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 87, whence LSA, 2012, 2218 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 018194; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 273 Lastre)

   Fig. 2. Face: Tantillo (2006)