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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1582. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.065 x h: 0.07 x d: 0.01).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 259: GODOT (internal date)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-85)

Interpretive

[c. 5] Octauio Festo [---]
[c. 6]++ salutem
[c. 5]ạḷḷ +++f̣il-
[---]c. 9 milite +
5[---]ẹḷlis ++REL++++
[A]ẹmiliạno et Basso co(n)s(ulibus)

Diplomatic

[·····]OCTAUIOFESTO[---]
[······]··SALUTEM
[·····]...···.IL
[---]·········MILITE·
5[---]..LIS··REL··.··
[.].MILI.NOETBASSOCOS

English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

[ . . . ] To Octavius Festus [ . . . ] good health [ . . . ] soldier [ ] in the consulship of Aemilanus and Bassus.

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 82, whence HGV 73232, DDbDP o.bu.njem.82.