Dedication to third century emperor
created: Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins, Tantillo)
source date: c. 303-315 CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], a and b as 75, c, d and e as 87, whence [...] 75, 87; [...], 93, whence [...], 2224 (Tantillo and Bigi), [...] (Bigi, 2014) 021931; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

[...]ui et salut[...] [...] publicarum [...]

[...] Imperatori Caesari [...] Pio Felici inuicto Augusto [...] pontifici maximo tribunicia potestate [...]nss[...] Valerius Gelasius uir perfectissimus praeses prouinciae Tripolitanae numini maiestatique eius semper dicatus curante Lucio Uo[...]amo uiro perfectissimo flamine perpetuo [...]

[IRT 75]: To Emperor Caesar [...]Pius, Felix, unconquered, Augustus, [...], chief priest, [...]; Valerius Claudius [...], deeply devoted to his divine power and majesty. Luc[...] [or Lucius Vo[...]] supervised the project.

[IRT 87] a. [...] ? in [...] and well being [...] of public ? affairs [...]; b. [...] tribunician power [...] c. [...] outstanding [or they stand e.g. in charge] [...] of him always [...]to [or by][...]amus, an excellent man of equestrian status [...]

. . . salvexzza . . . publica . . . all'imperatore Cesare . . Pio Felice invitto . . . pontefice massimo, investito della potestà tribunizia . . . Valerius Gelasius, uomo perfetissimo, governatore della Prouincia di Tripolitania, sempre devoto al suo nume e alla sua maiestà. A cura di Lucius Vo . . .amus, uomo perfettissimo, flamine perpetuo (?)

... and the welfare ...common ... to the emperor Caesar, pious, fortunate, unconquered, ... pontifex maximus, holder of tribunician power .... Val(erius) Gelasius, of perfectissimus rank, governor (praeses) of the province of Tripolitania, forever dedicated to his divine spirit and majesty [set this up], with Lucius Vo... amus, of perfectissimus rank, perpetual priest (flamen) (?), as overseer.

Tantillo and Bigi identified the fragments published as IRT 87 as forming part of the text published as IRT 75; see further their discussion, loc. cit.