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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1609. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.06 x h: 0.045 x d: 0.001).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259: 13th Nouember (context, internal date)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia; found in 1971.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-88)

Interpretive

[c. 8] suo
[.. P]ọmponiuṣ
F̣elix die Idu-
s Nouemres
5opto te bone
ualerẹ

Diplomatic

[········]SUO
[··.].MPONIU.
.ELIXDIEIDU
SNOUEMRES
5OPTOTEBONE
UALER.

English translation

Translation source: Adams, 1994

To his . . . Pomponius Felix on the Ides of November. I hope that you are well.

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

. . . ] his own [ . . ] Pomponius Felix, on the Ides of November (13th November): I hope that you fare well.

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 109, whence Adams, 1994 89, HGV 73259, DDbDP o.bu.njem.109.