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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0304. Dedication to Mercury and Minerva

Description: Tall, narrow, moulded base (w: 0.36 x h: 1.38 x d: 0.33) Of grey-brown limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face (die, w: 0.34 x h: 0.97).
Letters: Rustic capitals: I.1, 0.065; remainder, 0.035- 0.04.

Date: Second century CE (lettering, prosopography)

Findspot: Al Khums: Central Barracks; found with capitals and other architectural elements in 1942.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum.

Interpretive

Merc(urio) et Min(eruae)
u(otum) s(oluit) Tullus sacerd(os)
ex pecunia quam
a Boccio Copone
5accepit ne cum eo
ex decr(eto) Marcelli
proco(n)s(ulis) qui eum
kalumniatorẹm
cogno(uerat) iniuriar(um)
10ageret

Diplomatic

MERCETMIN
USTULLUSSACERD
EXPECUNIAQUAM
ABOCCIOCOPONE
5ACCEPITNECUMEO
EXDECRMARCELLI
PROCOSQUIEUM
KALUMNIATOR.M
COGNOINIURIAR
10AGERET

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To Mercury and Minerva, Tullus, the priest, paid his vow from the money which he received from Boccius Copo, in lieu of taking action on account of the injuries (scil. inflicted on him), following the decree of the proconsul Marcellus who had judged that Boccius had made a false charge (scil. against Tullus).

French translation

Translation source: Lemosse, 1953

Exécution d'un voeu à Mercure et à Minerve par le prêtre Tullus a l'aide d'une somme d'argent reçue d'un certain Boccius Copo afin de ne pas intenter contre celui-ci l'action d'injures en vertu d'un décret du proconsul Marcellus qui avait reconnu ce Boccius comme calomniateur

Commentary

Marcellus: PIR M 0190 https://pir.bbaw.de/id/8841

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 304, whence IRT, 2009, 304, whence Thomasson, 1996 64b, EDH 030766; discussed Lemosse, 1953 , whence AE 1954.215; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XXXV.17)

   Fig. 2. Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XXXV.18)

   Fig. 3. Face: Tantillo (2004)