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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1569. Ostrakon: Military report

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.10 x h: 0.11 x d: 0.008).
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. 71-142)

Interpretive

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[---]+++[---]
[---] c. 7 [---]
[---]+uenit tesseraṛ[---]
[---]eṭ c. 10 et fasc̣in+++[---]
5[---] c. 4 Ṛ Iul(ius) Ḅạḷtun c. 6[---]
[---] c. 14 ḅeṇ +++[---]
[---]ụịṣ c. 5 -es c. 4 nos in ++[---]
semis or c. 6 ạgṛ- ++[---]
Titus Buzuris Co+++[---]
10Aurel(ius) Felicianus [---]

Diplomatic

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[---]···[---]
[---]·······[---]
[---]·UENITTESSERA.[---]
[---]E.··········ETFAS.IN···[---]
5[---]····.IUL...TUN······[---]
[---]··············.E.···[---]
[---]...·····ES····NOSIN··[---]
SEMISOR······.G.··[---]
TITUSBUZURISCO···[---]
10AURELFELICIANUS[---]

English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

. . . ] tesserarius (officer) came [ . . . ] and the fasces [ . . . ] Iulius Baltun[- . . . ] we/us in [ . . . ] half [ . . . ] Titus Buzuris, Co[- . . . ] Aurelius Felicianus [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 69, whence HGV 73219, DDbDP o.bu.njem.69.