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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0651. Fragmentary honours?

Description: Fragment from the right-hand side of a base (w: 0.30 x h: 0.45 x d: 0.18) of grey marble.
Text: Inscribed within a moulded panel.
Letters: Fourth century CE capitals: 0.05.

Date: Fourth century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum: Severan Basilica, built into the steps of the South apse.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

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[---] ṃẹṛịṭo
[---]ṛum sublimi
[--- inte]gritatis be--
[---]ạeq(ue) praedica-
5[bil---]orem post
[--- d]ignitatum
[--- e]x̣ ordinis uo--
[---patro]no
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Diplomatic

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[---].....O
[---].UMSUBLIMI
[---....]GRITATISBE
[---].EQPRAEDICA
5[...---]OREMPOST
[---.]IGNITATUM
[---.].ORDINISUO
[---.....]NO
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7-8: [·· ? ··] ordinis uo-/[t·· ? ··] / IRT, 1952

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

[To one---] who has deserved [---] outstanding [---] of integrity [---] describable ? [---] after [---] of merits [---by decree?] of the city council [paid his?] vow [---].

English translation

Translation source: LSA, 2012

To ... merit ... sublime ... of integrity ... praiseworthy ... dignities ... of the ordo ... to the patron ...

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 651, whence IRT, 2009, 651; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 63, whence LSA, 2012, 2208 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059504; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1529 Leica)

   Fig. 2. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR

   Fig. 3. Face: Tantillo (2005)