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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1066. Dedication to Genius Gholaiae

Description: Stone altar with moulded panels, in three fragments: w: 0.32 x h: 0.78 x d: 0.78
Text: Inscribed on the face (w: 0.215 x h: 0.55)
Letters: 0.03-0.036

Date: 201-211 CE (context, reign)

Findspot: Bu Njem Fort, in the Chapel; inventory number 72.26.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

Genio Gholaiae
pro salute Auggg(ustorum)
C(aius) Iuulius (sic) Dignus
[((centurio))] leg(ionis) III Aug(ustae) P(iae) U(indicis)
5qui [pr]imo die
quo ad locum
uentum est
ubi domini nnn(ostri)
castra fieri
10iusserunt lo-
cum consecrauit
et ex p[---]

Diplomatic

GENIOGHOLAIAE
PROSALUTEAUGGG
CIUULIUS(sic)DIGNUS
[]LEGIIIAUGPU
5QUI[..]IMODIE
QUOADLOCUM
UENTUMEST
UBIDOMININNN
CASTRAFIERI
10IUSSERUNTLO
CUMCONSECRAUIT
ETEXP[---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To the Genius of Gholaia, for the safety of the Augusti: Caius Julius Dignus, centurion of the Third Legion SAugusta, Pia, Vindex, who, on the first day that we came to the place where our lords ordered a camp to be established, consecrated the place and [ . . .

Bibliography: Rebuffat, 1973a 123, 133, whence AE 1976.700, EDH 012678; Rebuffat, 1977 56-57, 133

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