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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1583. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.115 x h: 0.085 x d: 0.013).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: ca. 259 (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-78)

Interpretive

Oc[ta]uio F̣esṭọ [dec(urioni) p(rae)p(osito) meo ...]
ac. 25
c. 17 salu[tem?]
-iscịạṣ +++ l- c. 14
sex- c. 25
5sc̣ṛịp̣- c. 19
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c. 8 nata c. 12
+++ uiginti tra- c. 7
c+et++um- Publi c. 7
10+ tr[ans]mi[tt]ẹṛe mihi per
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Diplomatic

OC[..]UIO.ES..[........···]
A·························
·················SALU[...]
ISC...···L··············
SEX·························
5S....···················
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········NATA············
···UIGINTITRA·······
C·ET··UMPUBLI·······
10·TR[...]MI[..]..EMIHIPER
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English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

To Octavius Festus, [decurion, my commanding officer . . . ] good health [ . . . ] twenty [ . . . ] to transmit to me through/by [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 83, whence HGV 73233, DDbDP o.bu.njem.83.