Description: a:The right-hand side of a marble
panel (w:
0.47 x h:
0.57 x d:
0.02).
b: Fragment of a marble
panel
(w:
0.15 x h:
0.13 x d:
0.04,
no edges surviving).
Text: Inscribed on one face. There is a formal spray incised, below the text.
Letters: Fourth century CE capitals: 0.06.
Date: Fourth century CE (lettering)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Regio II,
a: Hadrianic Baths ;
b: Theatre
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Lepcis Museum
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
a: [---] the meeting-house of the city-council [fallen?] into a damaged condition [---restored?] to splendour [---] the governor of the province [of Tripolitania---] he concerned himself with and dedicated [---] to pleasure.
b: [---the province of] Tripolitania [---]
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
. . . le Terme Sa . . . per l’incuria (?) ridotte allo squallore . . . allo splendore . . . Flavius Ar... governatore della Prouincia di Tripolitania, restaurò?, abbellì, dedicò . . . e restituì al godimento dei cittadini (?)
Commentary
The text assembled by Bigi and Tantillo from two published items and two further fragments.
Bibliography: Right hand fragment: Relazioni di Scavo 22.1.27; IRT, 1952, 580, whence IRT, 2009, 580; Central left hand fragment: IRT, 1952, 653, whence IRT, 2009, 653; combined, with two further fragments, Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 75, whence AE 2010.1783 EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059440; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections..
Images
Fig. 1. Fragments assembled, drawing: Bigi (2009)
Fig. 2. Assembled pieces: Tantillo (2004)
Fig. 3. Assembled pieces: Tantillo, 2005 (DSCN1681)
Fig. 4. Right hand fragment: Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XXII.25)
Fig. 5. Right hand fragment: Tantillo (2004)