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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1648. Ostrakon: Official letter

Description: Fragment of wallplaster (w: 0.14 x h: 0.19).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259 (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia; found in 1971.
Original location: Findspot
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71.203b)

Interpretive

[---] Atilio Iobenalị dec(urioni) p(rae)p(osito) [---]
[---]nius Saturninus dec(urio) saḷụṭẹṃ [---]
[---]+ P c. 4 -at prec. 6 M ++[---]
[---]pref(ect)- ((mid-dot)) Ạc. 6 Ẹ+Ạc. 10[---]
5[---]NI c. 14 AME ++[---]
[---]Ṭ+ quem c. 6 opẹṛạ+[---]
[---]+ nolo t[e] offerre quịṇ++[---]
[---] tra<n>smịṣị per Can- c. 4
[---]de oro fṛater c. 6[---]
10quan- c. 7[---]

Diplomatic

[---]ATILIOIOBENAL.DECPP[---]
[---]NIUSSATURNINUSDECSA.....[---]
[---]·P····ATPRE······M··[---]
[---]PREF · .······.·.··········[---]
5[---]NI··············AME··[---]
[---].·QUEM······OP...·[---]
[---]·NOLOT[.]OFFERREQU..··[---]
[---]TRASM...PERCAN····
[---]DEOROF.ATER······[---]
10QUAN·······[---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

To Atilius Iovenal, decurion, commanding [ . . . -]nius Saturninus, decurion, greetings.[ . . . ] prefect [ . . . ] which [ . . . ] works [ . . . ] I do not want to offer you ?five[ . . . ] I have sent, by Can[- . ..] I ask, brother[ . . . ]

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 148, whence HGV 73298, DDbDP o.bu.njem.148.


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