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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0674. Funerary inscription by Caecilia Namgyddi

Description: panel (w: 0.28 x h: 0.30) of grey-flecked, white marble.
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Irregular third century CE with some Rustic forms: 0.018-0.02.

Date: Third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Fort Victor Emmanuel.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum.

Interpretive

Fecit et posuit Cae-
cilia Namgyddi fi-
lio suo Africano Gi-
nus carissimo ani-
5mo et patris suo (sic)
Caecilio Ginus

Diplomatic

FECITETPOSUITCAE
CILIANAMGYDDIFI
LIOSUOAFRICANOGI
NUSCARISSIMOANI
5MOETPATRISSUO(sic)
CAECILIOGINUS

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

Caecilia Namgyddi had (scil. this) made and set it up for her son Africanus Ginus, a very dear soul, and for her father, Caecilius Ginus.

Commentary

Line 1-2. Caecilia Namgyddi. For a similar name see also 244. line 2-3.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 674, whence IRT, 2009, 674, whence EDH 059526; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins, 1947 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 47.XIII.15)