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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0311. Fragmentary dedication

Description: Seven fragments from the upper edge of of a marble panel with moulding above: overall w: 0.418 x h: 0.392 x d: 0.032.
Text: Inscribed on the surviving face, line 1 below the upper moulding.
Letters: Third-fourth century, 0.08; a very small leaf in line 1; ι above ο in line 1.

Date: Third-fourth century (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Regio V, Punic Market. Found while clearing the road to the West of it.
Original location: Probably the Serapeion
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum.

Interpretive

i
[---Αὑρή?]λιος ((leaf)) Ἁφροδείσιος
[---Σ]αρ̣άπιδος̣ [c. 6]
[---]τῆς βουλ̣[ῆς c. 4]
[---]Ο[.]Ο[c. 9]
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ii
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[---]ΡΟ[---]
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Diplomatic

i
[---....]ΛΙΟΣ ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙΣΙΟΣ
[---.]Α.ΑΠΙΔΟ.[······]
[---]ΤΗΣΒΟΥ.[..····]
[---]Ο[·]Ο[·········]
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ii
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[---]ΡΟ[---]
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English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

[---] of Sarapis [---] of the city-council [---]

English translation

Translation source: LSA, 2012

... Aurelius Aphrodisius, ... of Serapis (?), ... of the council ..

Bibliography: Part: IRT, 1952, 311, whence Vidman, SIRIS 800, PHI 189509, IRT, 2009, 311; Pugliese-Carratelli, 2003 9, whence AE 2003.1912, SEG 53.1177, PHI 323923; Further fragments of line 1, Pugliese-Carratelli, 2003 11, whence AE 2003.1914, SEG 53.1179, PHI 323925; Assembled, together with fragment b, Tantillo-Bigi, 2010 85, whence LSA, 2012, 2217 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059261; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: IRT 723, IRT 311; Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XXII.7)

   Fig. 2. Face, assembled, with new fragments: Tantillo (2005)