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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1616. Ostrakon: Fragmentary military letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon, complete on all sides (w: 0.10 x h: 0.07 x d: 0.008).
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. 76-42)

Interpretive

German[o] c. 14
tessera c. 9 sedecim
quam penes sex Ẹ+++abes
uacuas c. 10 signi
5+++

Diplomatic

GERMAN[.]··············
TESSERA·········SEDECIM
QUAMPENESSEX.···ABES
UACUAS··········SIGNI
5···

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To Germanus [ . . . ] token [ . . . ] sixteen which you have ?available under your control six [ . . . ] of a sign [ . . .

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 116, whence HGV 73266, DDbDP o.bu.njem.116.