WP 0005

IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0935. Milestone. Caracalla.

Description: Upper fragment of a column in local stone, h: 1.01.
Text: Inscribed on the face
Letters: No description.

Date: CE 216: GODOT (context)

Findspot: Eastern Jabal: Cussabat built into a house in the lane from Cussabat to Zaafran; found in 1914.
Original location: Eastern Jabal Road
Last recorded location: Residenza at Cussabat (1914).

Interpretive

Imp(eratori) ( vac. 8) Caes(ari)
diui Septimi Seueri Pii
Ạṛạḅici Aḍịạbenici
Pạṛṭḥici mạx̣iṃị Ḅṛitta-
5nịc̣ị ṃạximi filịọ ḍịụị
Ạṇtonini Gerṃạnic̣ị
Sạṛṃạtici nep̣ọti dịụị
Antonini Pii pṛọnepoti
diui Hadriani ạḅnepoti
ḍịụị Ṭṛạịạṇị [Pa]rthic̣[i]
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Diplomatic

IMP                CAES
DIUISEPTIMISEUERIPII
....ICIA...BENICI
P....ICIM..I....ITTA
5N.....XIMIFIL......
..TONINIGER..NI..
S....TICINE..TID...
ANTONINIPIIP..NEPOTI
DIUIHADRIANI..NEPOTI
...........[..]RTHI.[.]
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English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To emperor Caesar, son of deified Septimius Severus, Pius, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, greatest victor in Britannia, grandson of deified Antoninus Pius, victor in Germany, victor in Sarmatia, great grandson of deified Antoninus Pius, great great grandson of deified Hadrian, [great great great grandson] of deified Trajan[ . . .

Bibliography: Aurigemma, 1925b, 135-6; listed by Goodchild, 1948, 11, page 13, IRT, 1952, 935, without transcription,, whence IRT, 2009, 935, whence EDH 059771

Images

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