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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1231. Building restoration inscription

Description: Plaque of plaster, in the form of a tabula ansata, originally fixed to the wall; w: 0.47-0.695 x h: 0.32
Text: Inscribed i in the central panel, ii on the left ansa, iii in the right. In i, line 5, after TUIT lines 5a and 5b, in a far smaller hand, are fitted into the remaining space
Letters: Line 1, 0.05; lines 2-3, 0.07-0.08; line 4, 0.05, line 5 0.04-0.05; line 6-7, 0.02

Date: 201-259 CE (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, Baths, Room of Fortuna, west wall
Original location: Findspot
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

i
Iunius Amicus s(esquiplicarius)
qui e<> librarius
pregolem labar-
clum ex parte resti-
5tuit
cum omne numerum mili-
tum
ii
Nu-
mina
iii
inu-
icta

Diplomatic

i
IUNIUSAMICUSS
QUIELIBRARIUS
PREGOLEMLABAR
CLUMEXPARTERESTI
5TUIT
CUMOMNENUMERUMMILI
TUM
ii
NU
MINA
iii
INU
ICTA

1: HS
2: lbirarius
4: xe

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(i): Junius Amicus, (i.e. on-one-and-a-half-pay) and also clerk, partly restored the earlier bath, with the whole detachment of soldiers.

(ii): Divinities

(iii): Undefeated

Bibliography: Rebuffat, 1970 70-52, pp 140-141, pl. 35a, whence EDCS 48500128

Images

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