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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0631. Honours for M. Antistius Arrianus

Description: Marble panel (w: 0.47 x h: 0.60 x d: 0.04) broken at the lower left-hand corner.
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Capitals of unusual squat form: 0.04-0.03.

Date: First to third centuries CE (terminology)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: Regio V, Theatre.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

M(arco) Antistio
Arriano Anti-
sti Cerialis fil(io)
Q(uintus) Ulpius Boccius
5 [p]atrono alumno
[pii]ssimo permissu
[spl(endidissimi) or]d(inis) sua p(ecunia) pos(uit)

Diplomatic

MANTISTIO
ARRIANOANTI
STICERIALISFIL
QULPIUSBOCCIUS
5[.]ATRONOALUMNO
[...]SSIMOPERMISSU
[.....]DSUAPPOS

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To Marcus Antistius Arrianus, son of Antistius Cerialis; Quintus Ulpius Boccius to his patron, a most dutiful pupil; he erected this at his own expense, with permission [of the most splendid] city council.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 631, whence IRT, 2009, 631, whence EDH 059484; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 116 Lastre)