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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0672. Funerary inscription L. line Caecilius Barichio

Description: block (w: 0.50 x h: 0.55 x d: 0.34) of friable grey-brown limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face within a round-headed panel (die, w: 0.38 x h: 0.35). The panel conforms to the shape of the block, which is rounded above, with acroteria.
Letters: Rather irregular capitals: 0.045.

Date: First to third century CE (nomenclature)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: East Necropolis, Mausolea east of the city, (Bartoccini MS notes).
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum; formerly in Homs Museum.

Interpretive

D(is) m(anibus) s(acrum)
L(uci) Caecili Bar-
ichionis
uix(it) an(n)is XXX
5Ianuarius
fratri po(suit)

Diplomatic

DMS
LCAECILIBAR
ICHIONIS
UIXANISXXX
5IANUARIUS
FRATRIPO

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

Sacred to the gods below of Lucius Caecilius Barichio. He lived thirty years. Ianuarius set (scil. this) up to his brother.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 672, whence IRT, 2009, 672, whence EDH 059524; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: Above, 719, 656, 677; below: 828, 267, 672: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR

   Fig. 2. From left: Above, 719, 656, 677; below: 828, 267, 672: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR