English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

i. To Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, son of Drusus, chief priest, holding tribunician power for the thirteenth time, acclaimed victor seventeen times, consul five times, censor, father of the country; Marcus Pompeius Silvanus, consul, member of the committee of fifteen for sacred affairs (at Rome), proconsul, patron, dedicated (scil. this), Quintus Cassius Gratus praetor, proconsul of Crete and Cyrene, being his legate with pro praetorian authority in Africa; Caius son of Anno, in the name of Caius, son of Anno, his grandson, gave the columns with what is above them and the forum from his own funds. Balitho Commodus, son of Anno Macer, by adoption in his will, saw to it that the work was carried out.

English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

ii. Caius, son of Anno, in the name of Caius, son of his son Macer (= grandson), recovered the pillars and that which covers them and he laid out the forum, according to their work, at his own expense. Baliton Commodus, who entered as a son/with the sons of Macer, son of Caius, through a written document concerning the affairs of the household of Caius, son of Anno, had it made and completed it.

Commentary

Marcus Pompeius Siluanus: PIR P 0654; https://pir.bbaw.de/id/10739.

Quintus Cassius Gratus: RE Cassius 45a; https://pir.bbaw.de/id/3721.

ii: The provisional translation of the Neo-Punic text (31) given by Levi Della Vida in Aurigemma (art.cit.), 42 is superseded by a definitive discussion and translation, published by the same author in Rend. Acc. Linc. IV (1949) 400-404. The latter. rendered literally, reads: << G. `y by ben Hanno, in the name of G`y his grandson by (his son) M'qr, covered (paid for ?/presented ?) the columns and the space and paved the forum at his own expense as the work required. Ba'alyaton Q.m.d`, who entered in as son by M`qr through the writing of the affairs of the family (i.e. through the will) of G'y ben Hanno, had this work executed and brought it to completion >>.

ii: Discussion: Volterra, E. 1952. 'L'adozione testementaria ed un'iscrizione Latina e Neopunica della Tripolitania' in 7, 175-188; Levi della Vida, G. 1964. 'Review of H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften I-III' in 39, 307-308; Levi della Vida (1971), 457-469; Jongeling, K. 1983, ‘Neo-punische-latijnse inscripties uit Lepcis Magna (Libye)’ in 13, 413; Amadasi Guzzo, M.G. 1986. 'L'onomastica nelle iscrizioni puniche tripolitane' in 14, 21-51; Garbini (1987), 12; Jongeling (2008), Labdah N18.

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