WP 0005

IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0687. Fragmentary honours?

Description: Two joining fragments of the upper part of a rectangular marble base (w: 0.50 x h: 0.33 x d: 0.33; measurements incomplete).
Text: Inscribed on the upper moulding (line 1) and within a moulded panel (die, 0.30).
Letters: Late form of Rustic capitals: 0.05.

Date: Mid third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: , Forum Severianum, East Portico.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

( vac. ) Calliepi ( vac. )
( vac. 1 line)
P(ublio) ((stop)) Cornelio
Saẹcuḷạrị
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Diplomatic

      CALLIEPI      
     vacat
P CORNELIO
SA.CU..R.
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3: SẠẸC̣ [·· ? ··] IRT, 1952

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

(scil. In honour) of Calliepus. To Publius Cornelius [---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Calliepus! To Publius Cornelius Saecularis [ . . .

Commentary

Publius Cornelius Saecularis: probably PLRE I, Saecularis

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 687, whence IRT, 2009, 687; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 61, whence EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059538; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: 687, 817 (reversed): Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1525 Lastre)

   Fig. 2. Front view: Tantillo (2008)

   Fig. 3. Right side: Tantillo (2008)

   Fig. 4. Left side: Tantillo (2008)

   Fig. 5. Top: Tantillo (2008)