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Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

1594. Ostrakon: Letter

Description: Ceramic ostrakon in two contiguous fragments (together: w: 0.143 x h: 0.11 x d: 0.014).
Text: Letters painted on one side: ii at right angles to i, iii below that
Letters: No measurements

Date: 253 - 259: 23 April (context, internal date)

Findspot: Bu Njem: Fort, in the Principia; found in 1971.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Tripoli National Museum. (Inv. no. 71-29)

Interpretive

i
c. 15 Poṃ[ponius S]iluanus dec(urio)
c. 15 S+++[c. 7]atianu eq(ue )- ((mid-dot)) N(umeri)
c. 15[c. 10]+d concessi
c. 15 [c. 7 lo]cu<m> qui dicitur
5c. 15 [c. 9]+ ạbsint
c. 15 [c. 10]bun-
c. 15 [---]
ii
accepta
VIIII kal(endas) Ma-
10ias a Secedi
iii
accepta VIII ḳạḷ(endas)
Maias a Ṃ- c. 4
fr(umentario)

Diplomatic

i
···············PO.[.......]ILUANUSDEC
···············S···[·······]ATIANUEQ · N
···············.[··········]·DCONCESSI
···············[·······..]CUQUIDICITUR
5···············[·········]·.BSINT
···············[··········]BUN
···············[---]
ii
ACCEPTA
VIIIIKALMA
10IASASECEDI
iii
ACCEPTAVIII...
MAIASA.····
FR

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(i): Pomponius Silvanus, decurion, to [ . . . -]atianus, eques of the detachment [ . . . ] I granted [ . . . ] place which is called [ . . . ] they may be away [ . . .

(ii): Received 8th (scil. day before the) kalends of May (i.e. April 23), from Secedi.

(iii): Received 8th (scil. day before the) kalends of May (i.e. April 23), from M[ . . . ] frumentarius

Bibliography: O. Bu Njem94, whence HGV 73244, DDbDP o.bu.njem.94.