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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0847. Fragmentary Christian inscription

Description: Block of sandstone (w: 0.52 x h: 0.51 x d: 0.54) stuccoed and painted in red on one face.
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Free capitals with cursive and uncial forms.

Date: Fourth-seventh centuries CE (content)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Findspot unrecorded
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Lepcis Museum

Interpretive

AILI D(omi)ne YANIL[---]
ATIY iubenti ((Chi-Rho))
((palm))

Diplomatic

AILIDNEYANIL[---]
ATIYIUBENTI

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

AILI oh Lord YANIL [---] ATIY to one ? bidding (Monogram cross)

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 847, whence IRT, 2009, 847, whence EDH 059698

Images

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