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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1613. Ostrakon: Fragmentary private letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.08 x h: 0.055 x d: 0.011).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259 (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort; found in 1976.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 76-1)

Interpretive

[---A]ugurinus Urtato fṛạtri salu[tem ---]
[---]cifico tibi fr[ater] c. 5 -em ṛạ[---]
[---]+i ((mid-dot)) liminạ c. 6[---]
[---]me in ura pri[ma]+++[---]
5[---]est ạliụs pal[c. 5]
[---]+[---]
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Diplomatic

[---.]UGURINUSURTATOF..TRISALU[...---]
[---]CIFICOTIBIFR[....]·····EM..[---]
[---]·I · LIMIN.······[---]
[---]MEINURAPRI[..]···[---]
5[---]EST.LI.SPAL[·····]
[---]·.[---]
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English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Augurinus to Urtatus: greetings, brother [ . . . ] to you, brother, [ . . . ] ?housing [ . . . ] at the first hour [ . . . ] is another [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 113, whence HGV 73263, DDbDP o.bu.njem.113.