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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1588. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon (w: 0.096 x h: 0.055 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. 67-55)

Interpretive

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[---]++[---]
[---]c. 5[---]
[---]ṛonin- c. 5 ṾỊ seṃ[is ---]
[---]+ḷibris ḷ++urci++[---]
5[--- camel]ḷạrius ((mid-dot)) Mạ<c>argụs in+s++[---]
[---]++[...] quattuọṛ [q̣(u)-] fiunt uṛne [---]
[---]c. 5 opto uos ḅene ua[l]ere [---]
[---]++L((mid-dot))-d- c. 4 -n ṃ[---]
[---]+f+++[---]
10------

Diplomatic

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[---]··[---]
[---]·····[---]
[---].ONIN·····..SE.[..---]
[---]·.IBRIS.··URCI··[---]
5[---.....]..RIUS · M.ARG.SIN·S··[---]
[---]··[···]QUATTU..[.]FIUNTU.NE[---]
[---]·····OPTOUOS.ENEUA[.]ERE[---]
[---]··L · D····N.[---]
[---]·F···[---]
10------

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

. . . ] pounds [ . . . ] the camellarius Macargus [ . . . ] four [which] is equivalent to [?] urnae. I hope that you fare well.

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem 88, whence HGV 73238, DDbDP o.bu.njem.88.


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