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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1574. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon in two contiguous fragment (combined w: 0.04 x h: 0.06 x d: 0.01).
Text: Letters painted on both sides.
Letters: No measurements

Date: 14. - 31. Jan. 253: GODOT (internal date)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-87, 71-178)

Interpretive

r
[---]+[Corn?]ẹḷịụṣ++[---]
[---]c. 6[---]
[---A?]ẹṃịḷ[ius?]+ [---]
[---]c. 6[---]
5[---]c. 6[---]
[---]c. 6[---]
[---]c. 6[---]
[---]c. 6[---]
v
[---]+ Cornel[i ---]
[---]+ s(upra) ((mid-dot)) s(cript)- ((mid-dot)) ses+[---]
[--- Philip]pụs Galḅ[a ---]
[---] Fẹbr<u>aṛịạ[s ---]
5[---] Kal(en ) Febr[---] d(omino) n(ostro) Uolusi[ano] [II et Maximo co(n)s(ulibus)]

Diplomatic

r
[---]·[....].....··[---]
[---]······[---]
[---.]....[...]·[---]
[---]······[---]
5[---]······[---]
[---]······[---]
[---]······[---]
[---]······[---]
v
[---]·CORNEL[.---]
[---]·S · S · SES·[---]
[---......]P.SGAL.[.---]
[---]F.BRA...[.---]
5[---]KALFEBR[---]DNUOLUSI[................]

English translation

Translation by: Caroline Barron

(recto): (not usefully translatable)

(verso): . . . ] Cornelius [ . . . ] written above [ . . . ] Philippus Galba [ . . . ] February [ . . . (hand 2): On the Kalends of February (1 February) [ . . . ] the consuls being our lord Volusianus for the second time, and Maximus.

Commentary

C. Vibius Volusianus: PIR V1 0376: https://pir.bbaw.de/id/3360

L. Valerius Publicola Balbinus Maximus: PIR V1 0121: https://pir.bbaw.de/id/13953

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 74, whence HGV 73224, DDbDP o.bu.njem.74.


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