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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1568. Ostrakon: Military report

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.16 x h: 0.12 x d: 0.019).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259 (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-34)

Interpretive

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c. 13
c. 22
c. 5 -us Opt[atu]s c. 30
++ Aemilium <A>eṃilianum Cornelium Annibalem
5et secundum litteras tuas ((mid-dot)) preṛog{n}auit Iul-
[iu]s R[ufin]us res Mạcạrg̣i die s(upra) s(cripto) ((mid-dot)) mis<s>us est
c. 4 Li[ci]nius Fortunatus et Paccius Maxiṃụṣ
Iulius Ianuarius Iulius Censorinus Aurel(ius) ((mid-dot))
Marinus die s(upra) s(cripto) ((mid-dot)) missi in Hyeru-
10zerịạn Ịụlịus Rogaṭịanus Iuliụs
Boṇịḷlạ ((mid-dot)) c. 9
⟦c. 11⟧

Diplomatic

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·····USOPT[...]S······························
··AEMILIUME.ILIANUMCORNELIUMANNIBALEM
5ETSECUNDUMLITTERASTUAS · PRE.OGNAUITIUL
[..]SR[....]USRESM.C.R.IDIESS · MISUSEST
····LI[..]NIUSFORTUNATUSETPACCIUSMAXI...
IULIUSIANUARIUSIULIUSCENSORINUSAUREL ·
MARINUSDIESS · MISSIINHYERU
10ZER..N..L.USROGA..ANUSIULI.S
BO...L. · ·········
⟦···········⟧

English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

. . . -]us Optatus [ . . . ] Aemilius Emilianus, Cornelius Annibal and according to your letters. Ilius Rufinus paid the account of Macargus on the day written above. [ . . . ]Licinius Fortunatus was sent, and Paccius Maximus, Iulius Ianuarius, Iulius Censorinus, Aurelius Marinus, on the day written above. There wer sent to Hyeru.zerian, Iulius Rogatianus, Iulius Bonilla [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 68, whence HGV 73218, DDbDP o.bu.njem.68.


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