638. Testamentary honours for Cornelius Philocalus

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.47 x h: 0.90 x d: 0.485) of grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.265 x h: 0.59).  
Letters:
Irregular capitals: 0.042-0.03. 
Date:
First to third centuries A.D. (terminology) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Theatre, in the Temple of the Di Augusti in the portico. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
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) 
[·] Corn(elio) Philoca-
lo pat(ri) Cornel(iorum)
Cott[a]e et Cor-
n[el]iani Flaui(us)
5Crescens [S]alo-
ninus per[m]iss(u)
sanct[i] [ordi]n(is)
statuiṭ [e]x
testam(ento) Corn(eliorum)
10Cottae et
Corneliani
[·]CORNPHILOCA
LOPATCORNEL
COTT[··]EETCOR
N[···]IANIFLAVI
5CRESCENS[··]ALO
NINVSPER[··]ISS
SANCT[··][·····]N
STATVI·[··]X
TESTAMCORN
10COTTAEET
CORNELIANI
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Corn
</abbr>
<ex>
elio
</ex>
</expan>
Philoca
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
lo
<expan>
<abbr>
pat
</abbr>
<ex>
ri
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Cornel
</abbr>
<ex>
iorum
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
Cott
<supplied reason="lost" >
a
</supplied>
e
et
Cor
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
n
<supplied reason="lost" >
el
</supplied>
iani
<expan>
<abbr>
Flaui
</abbr>
<ex>
us
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="5" />
Crescens
<supplied reason="lost" >
S
</supplied>
alo
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
ninus
<expan>
<abbr>
per
<supplied reason="lost" >
m
</supplied>
iss
</abbr>
<ex>
u
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="7" />
sanct
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ordi
</supplied>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
is
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
statui
<unclear reason="" >
t
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
e
</supplied>
x
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
testam
</abbr>
<ex>
ento
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Corn
</abbr>
<ex>
eliorum
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
Cottae
et
<lb n="11" />
Corneliani
</ab>

1, D or P.

Translation:

To [·· ? ··] Cornelius Philocalus, father of the Cornelii Cotta and Cornelianus; Flavius Crescens Saloninus set this up with permission of the venerable city council, in accordance with the will of the Cornelii Cotta and Cornelianus.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XVII.33)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XVII.33)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 721 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 721 Leica)

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