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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1525. Ostrakon: Military report

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.08 x h: 0.095 x d: 0.01).
Text: Letters painted on one side.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259 (context)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-141)

Interpretive

c. 7 n(umerus) XḶỊỊỊỊ[---]
ẹx̣ ịṣ libṛ(arius) I
[optio] I
p̣ṛ[o]culcator I c. 5
5[ad b]alneuṃ III
quintanari XIIỊ
stationari IIII
egri II
Pacciụs Max(imus) Iul(ius) Secundarius IỊ
10rel(iqui) repungent s(umma) XVIIII balneus
accipit XII fornarius VII

Diplomatic

·······NX.....[---]
....LIB.I
[.....]I
..[.]CULCATORI·····
5[...]ALNEU.III
QUINTANARIXII.
STATIONARIIIII
EGRIII
PACCI.SMAXIULSECUNDARIUSI.
10RELREPUNGENTSXVIIIIBALNEUS
ACCIPITXIIFORNARIUSVII

English translation

Translation by: Gabriel Bodard

Unit of 44 men, among which: 1 clerk; 1 [second-in-command]; 1 scout; 3 assigned to the baths; 13 soldiers on exercise; 4 on guardpost; 2 sick: Paccius Maximus, Julius Secundarius 2; available for redeployment in total 19; 12 received by the baths; 7 on kitchen-duty.

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 25, whence HGV 73175, DDbDP o.bu.njem.25.