Building inscriptions for benchesJ. M. ReynoldsJ. B. Ward-Perkins
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Republished from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British
School at Rome, 1952.
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ArabicEnglishFrenchGermanAncient GreekTransliterated GreekModern GreekHebrewItalianLatinPunicNative Libyan language in Latin scriptTripolitaniaLibyaLeptis Magna2008-09-09ZAconverted using CHET-C2009-05-19RVAdded Figures2009-08-24RVAdded Figures
Description of Monument
Set of nine market-benches of grey limestone, roughly uniform (av. 1.900.200.52).
a) - d) Four alike but not all complete. .
e) - f) Two alike.
Description of Text
Inscribed on the front edge within a moulded border (die, 1.650.05).
Description of Letters
Irregular first century A.D. capitals: 0.045.
Date
First century A.D. (lettering).
Locations
Lepcis Magna:
Market. One of them was found re-used as a step in the main entrance to the Turkish hospital in Homs (Aurigemma, loc. cit.).
Unknown
replaced in position between the columns of the octagonal limestone building.