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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0638. Testamentary honours for Cornelius Philocalus

Description: Rectangular base (w: 0.47 x h: 0.90 x d: 0.485) of grey limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.265 x h: 0.59).
Letters: Irregular capitals: 0.042-0.03.

Date: First to third centuries CE (terminology)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Regio V, Theatre, in the Temple of the Di Augusti in the portico.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

[.] Corn(elio) Philoca-
lo pat(ri) Cornel(iorum)
Cott[a]e et Cor-
n[el]iani Flaui(us)
5Crescens [S]alo-
ninus per[m]iss(u)
sanct[i ordi]n(is)
statuiṭ [e]x
testam(ento) Corn(eliorum)
10Cottae et
Corneliani

Diplomatic

[·]CORNPHILOCA
LOPATCORNEL
COTT[.]EETCOR
N[..]IANIFLAUI
5CRESCENS[.]ALO
NINUSPER[.]ISS
SANCT[.....]N
STATUI.[.]X
TESTAMCORN
10COTTAEET
CORNELIANI

1: D or P.

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To [---] Cornelius Philocalus, father of the Cornelii Cotta and Cornelianus; Flavius Crescens Saloninus set this up with permission of the venerable city council, in accordance with the will of the Cornelii Cotta and Cornelianus.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 638, whence IRT, 2009, 638, whence EDH 059491; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XVII.33)

   Fig. 2. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 721 Leica)