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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0745. Funerary building inscription

Description: Rectangular base (w: 0.60 x h: 0.45 x d: 0.60) of coarse grey limestone.
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Irregular capitals: 0.07.

Date: First to fifth century CE (terminology)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Gasr el-Gelediah; From the mausoleum to the south of the city. Formerly in Homs Museum.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum.

Interpretive

[---] Ari-
nis f(ilius) Tapafius
Diodorus Nizaz
sibi et suis
5fecit

Diplomatic

[---]ARI
NISFTAPAFIUS
DIODORUSNIZAZ
SIBIETSUIS
5FECIT

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

Tapufius Diodorus Nizaz, son of Arin, had (scil. this) made for himself and his family.

Commentary

Line 2-3. Tapafius Diodorus Nizaz. See 319.

Bibliography: Romanelli, 1925, 165; IRT, 1952, 745, whence IRT, 2009, 745, whence EDH 059592

Images

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