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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1572. Ostrakon: Military report

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.125 x h: 0.058 x d: 0.007).
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. 71-94)

Interpretive

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die s(upra) s(cripto) ((mid-dot)) intr[oierunt Garaman?-]
tes ferentes hor[deum] muli ((mid-dot)) n(umero) III ((mid-dot))
et asinos ((mid-dot)) IIII ((mid-dot)) diẹ [s(upra) s(cripto) ((mid-dot)) c. 4] uener-
[unt?]- Ịụḷ(ius) ((mid-dot)) Ịạ(nuarius) ((mid-dot)) Octauius Fọrtunatus
5[--- H]oratianus [---]
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Diplomatic

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DIESS · INTR[..............-]
TESFERENTESHOR[....]MULI · NIII ·
ETASINOS · IIII · DI.[...····]UENER
[...]... · .. · OCTAUIUSF.RTUNATUS
5[---.]ORATIANUS[---]
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English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

. . . ] On the day written above [Garaman]tes came in bringing barley, mules 3 in number and 4 donkeys. On the day written above came Iulius Ianuarius, Octavius Fortunatus, [ . . . ] Horatianus, [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 72, whence HGV 73222, DDbDP o.bu.njem.72.


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