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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1614. Ostrakon: Fragmentary private letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.115 x h: 0.085 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. 76-2)

Interpretive

Aurelio Ste- c. 15[---]
[salutem ---]
salutạ frater ṃẹ[us?]c. 10[---]
-ciano Satu- c. 11[---]
5-is ((mid-dot)) fịḷiuṃ ṭụụṃ c. 8[---]
accịpe c. 4 Ste- c. 6[---]
[---] c. 10 [---]
[---] c. 7 [---]
( vac. )
10[---ep]isṭolạ[---]

Diplomatic

AURELIOSTE···············[---]
[.......---]
SALUT.FRATER..[..]··········[---]
CIANOSATU···········[---]
5IS · F..IU.....········[---]
ACC.PE····STE······[---]
[---]··········[---]
[---]·······[---]
      
10[---..]IS.OL.[---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To Aurelius Ste[- . . Greetings] My? brother greet [ . . . -]cianus Satu[rninus? . . . ] your son [ . . .] receive [ . . ..]. ? A letter.

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 114, whence HGV 73264, DDbDP o.bu.njem.114.