233. Building dedication on the arch of Marcus Aurelius
- Description:
- Marble architrave block (w: 1.16 x h: 0.41 x d: 0.10) from the Arch of Marcus Aurelius (232); re-used in Arab times.
- Text:
- Carved on the reverse face
- Letters:
- Second century lapidary capitals: 0.15.
- Date:
- A.D. 163-164 (see 232)
- Findspot:
- Oea: mosque of Sidi Hmùda in 1st September Street, Tripoli City. Found in 1923 during the demolition of the mosque (Bartoccini, MS notes).
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Tripoli Castle.
- Bibliography:
- Not previously published. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins)
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
fl
</supplied>
amen
perpetu
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
us
</supplied>
<lb
n="2"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
sol
</supplied>
ido
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
fecit
</supplied>
Translation:
[·· ? ··] perpetual flamen (priest) [·· ? ··] made with solid [?marble·· ? ··]
Commentary:
No comment.
Photographs:
- Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DTV 673 Leica)
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- Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVIII.26)
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