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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1508. Ostrakon: Military report

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.11 x h: 0.105 x d: 0.01).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259; 21 July (context, )

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-61)

Interpretive

XII Kal(endas) Aug(ustas) n(umerus) XLIIII
ex is librarius I
optio I
proculcato<r> I
5ad aqua<m> balnei VII
stationari V
molendarius I
fornarius I
ad carcare<m> I
10eger Paccius Maxi(mus) I
cum kamellos III
reliqui repungent XXII
balneus accipit XVI + I + et kamel(larius)
furnus accipit V

Diplomatic

XIIKALAUGNXLIIII
EXISLIBRARIUSI
OPTIOI
PROCULCATOI
5ADAQUABALNEIVII
STATIONARIV
MOLENDARIUSI
FORNARIUSI
ADCARCAREI
10EGERPACCIUSMAXII
CUMKAMELLOSIII
RELIQUIREPUNGENTXXII
BALNEUSACCIPITXVI·I·ETKAMEL
FURNUSACCIPITV

English translation

Translation by: Gabriel Bodard

12 days before the Kalends of August (=July 21). Unit of 44 men, among which: 1 clerk; 1 second-in-command; 1 scout; 7 assigned to the water supply for the baths; 5 on guard post; 1 mill-worker; 1 assigned to the jail; 1 sick: Paccius Maximus; 3 with the camels; 22 available for redeployment; 16 received by the baths; and a camel-driver; 5 received by the kitchens.

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 8, whence HGV 73158, DDbDP o.bu.njem.8.