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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0989. Funerary inscription for Q. Porcius Iovinus

Description: Block of limestone (w: 1.10 x h: 0.55 x d: 0.60)
Text: Inscribed on one face within a moulded tabella ansata (w: 0.59 x h: 0.37).
Letters: Graceful capitals with Rustic forms, probably third century: lines 1-4, 0.07-0.08; line 5, 0.03.

Date: Probably third century (lettering)

Findspot: Eastern Jabal: To the south of a ruined gasr, 16 km. south-east of Cussabat and 4 km. north-east of Gasr Umm er-Raml; found by Mr. David Oates. (map ref. M 409, 224).1
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

D(is) m(anibus) Q(uinti) Porci Iouini
uixit annis X[c. 5]
Q(uintus) Porcius Reginus pa-
ter pị<i>ssimus filio
5quieto fecit

Diplomatic

DMQPORCIIOUINI
UIXITANNISX[·····]
QPORCIUSREGINUSPA
TERP.SSIMUSFILIO
5QUIETOFECIT

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To the gods below of Quintus Portius Iovinus; he lived for 10 (plus ?) years. Quintus Portius Reginus, his most dutiful father, had this made for a peaceable son.

Bibliography: Reynolds, 1955, S.17, whence IRT, 2009, 989, whence EDH 059827

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