Description: Ceramic ostrakon in five contiguous fragments (together w:
0.145 x h:
0.125 x d:
0.012).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements
Date: 14. - 31. Aug. 254 (internal date)
Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-32)
Interpretive
[---] Ṃanilio Floro pr[aeposito ---]
[--- sal]utem a Pu+++[c. 6]
[--- pro]curatore Ạ[ug](ustorum) [n(ostrorum) ---]
[c. 7]++ dedi ad usuṣ ṃ[ilitum ---]
5[---]ṃoṛ[ant]ium [G̣]olaṣ ((mid-dot)) l(ibras) ((mid-dot)) DX̣XX+[...]
[---] Ḳạḷ(endas) Sẹp̣[t]embṛẹṣ anno secụ[ndo]
dom[i]ṇọr(um) ((mid-dot))
Diplomatic
[---].ANILIOFLOROPR[........---]
[---...]UTEMAPU···[······]
[---...]CURATORE.[...---]
[·······]··DEDIADUSU..[......---]
5[---].O.[...]IUM[.]OLA. · L · D.XX·[···]
[---]...S..[.]EMB...ANNOSEC.[...]
DOM[.]..R ·
English translation
Translation by: Caroline Barron
To Manilius Florus, commander [ . . . ] greetings from Pu[-...] procurator of our Augusti [ . . . ] I gave for the use of
the soldiers [ . . . ] staying at Golas 530+ pounds [day ? before the] Kalends of September (14- 31 August) in the second
year of our lords (i.e. Valerian and Gallienus).
Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 75, whence HGV 73225, DDbDP o.bu.njem.75.
