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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1581. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.09 x h: 0.075 x d: 0.015).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 30? July 259: GODOT (internal date)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-36)

Interpretive

[c. 8]o d(ecurioni) pr<a>eposito
salutem
[ab Au]relio Donato mili(te) suscipies ab
G̣lareo asgatui dua semis ((mid-dot)) fac<i>ent
5m(odios) triginta ad usus militum moran-
tium Golas [III] kal(endas) Augustas ((mid-dot)) Aemi-
liano et Basso Co(n)s(ulibus)

Diplomatic

[········]ODPREPOSITO
SALUTEM
[....]RELIODONATOMILISUSCIPIESAB
.LAREOASGATUIDUASEMIS · FACENT
5MTRIGINTAADUSUSMILITUMMORAN
TIUMGOLAS[...]KALAUGUSTAS · AEMI
LIANOETBASSOCOS

English translation

Translation source: Adams, 1994

(lines 3-5): You will receive from Glareus two and a half asgatui, (which) makes 30 modii

Commentary

Aemilianus: PIR A 0316, https://pir.bbaw.de/id/942, consul 259

Pomponius Bassus: PIR P 0702, https://pir.bbaw.de/id/10796, consul 259

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 81, whence Adams, 1994 93, HGV 73231, DDbDP o.bu.njem.81.


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