Description: Fragmentary columnar
milestone: 0.58
Text: No description.
Letters: No description.
Date: CE 216: GODOT (context)
Findspot:
Central Road to the Fezzan, Oea-Mizda area:
Recorded by Bartoccini as near the Wadi el-Alegh, in the area of
Tesscia.
Original location: Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
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, victor in Parthia and of deified [Nerva, . . .
Commentary
The modern road from Garian to Mizda does not pass Bir Tesseca, but the ancient road probably made a slight eastward deflection in order to meet the important wells at that place.
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 950, without transcription, whence IRT, 2009, 950 Bartoccini, 1948, 154, whence EDH 059788.
Images
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