884. Fragmentary building inscription
- Description:
- Large block (w: 1.55 x h: 0.48) of grey limestone
- Text:
- Inscribed within a recessed panel (die, w: 0.98 x h: 0.33) flanked by smaller triangular panels with volute terminals and foliage. a) Central panel. b) Side panels.
- Letters:
- a) Irregular capitals, incised: 0.03. b) Irregular capitals, in false relief (as 865): 0.03.
- Date:
- No indication
- Findspot:
- Upper Sofeggin Basin : from an unidentified site.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Now built into the central courtyard of the Fort at Misda.
- 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)
a
Iulius Seuer[us]
Masinthanis filius
[·· c. 5··]an
munitionem tunc pareṇ[·· c. 12··] ṃu-
mi eius renouauit Gaudentius [·· c. 4··]m-
atoribus qụa uọluntati ọrna[···]it
5C[·]ND[·· c. 7··] uiuat ONMRVV[·]IEM
PVSHMAR dis permitentibus fili
eius [deu]oti posteri FRVNIS CAN
TVRE V BONA FATORONO
bimunitionem tunc pareṇ[·· c. 12··] ṃu-
mi eius renouauit Gaudentius [·· c. 4··]m-
atoribus qụa uọluntati ọrna[···]it
5C[·]ND[·· c. 7··] uiuat ONMRVV[·]IEM
PVSHMAR dis permitentibus fili
eius [deu]oti posteri FRVNIS CAN
TVRE V BONA FATORONO
(left panel)
ii(right panel)
a
IVLIVSSEVER[···]MASINTHANISFILIVS[·· c. 5··]AN
MVNITIONEMTVNCPARE·[·· c. 12··]·V
MIEIVSRENOVAVITGAVDENTIVS[·· c. 4··]M
ATORIBVSQ·AV·LVNTATI·RNA[···]IT
5C[·]ND[·· c. 7··]VIVATONMRVV[·]IEM
PVSHMARDISPERMITENTIBVSFILI
EIVS[····]OTIPOSTERIFRVNISCAN
TVREVBONAFATORONO
biMVNITIONEMTVNCPARE·[·· c. 12··]·V
MIEIVSRENOVAVITGAVDENTIVS[·· c. 4··]M
ATORIBVSQ·AV·LVNTATI·RNA[···]IT
5C[·]ND[·· c. 7··]VIVATONMRVV[·]IEM
PVSHMARDISPERMITENTIBVSFILI
EIVS[····]OTIPOSTERIFRVNISCAN
TVREVBONAFATORONO
(left panel)
ii(right panel)
<div
type="textpart"
n="a"
>
<ab>
</ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Iulius
Seuer
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
us
</supplied>
Masinthanis
filius
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="5"
unit="character"
precision="circa"
/>
an
<lb
n="2"
/>
munitionem
tunc
pare
<unclear
reason=""
>
n
</unclear>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="12"
unit="character"
precision="circa"
/>
<unclear
reason=""
>
m
</unclear>
u
<lb
n="3"
type="worddiv"
/>
mi
eius
renouauit
Gaudentius
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="4"
unit="character"
precision="circa"
/>
m
<lb
n="4"
type="worddiv"
/>
atoribus
q
<unclear
reason=""
>
u
</unclear>
a
u
<unclear
reason=""
>
o
</unclear>
luntati
<unclear
reason=""
>
o
</unclear>
rna
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
it
<lb
n="5"
/>
<orig
>
c
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
<orig
>
nd
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="7"
unit="character"
precision="circa"
/>
uiuat
<orig
>
onmruu
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
<orig
>
iem
</orig>
<lb
n="6"
/>
<orig
>
pushmar
</orig>
dis
permitentibus
fili
<lb
n="7"
/>
eius
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
deu
</supplied>
oti
posteri
<orig
>
frunis
</orig>
<orig
>
can
</orig>
<lb
n="8"
/>
<orig
>
ture
</orig>
<num
value="5"
>
V
</num>
<orig
>
bona
</orig>
<orig
>
fatorono
</orig>
<div
type="textpart"
n="b"
>
<div
type="textpart"
n="i"
>
<note>
left panel
</note>
<ab>
</ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Seu
<lb
n="2"
/>
ere
<div
type="textpart"
n="ii"
>
</div>
<note>
right panel
</note>
<ab>
</ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Masin
<lb
n="2"
/>
than
Translation:
(a) Julius Severus, son of Masinthan, rebuilt the fortification at that time [·· ? ··] his parents [·· ? ··] Gaudentius renewed its [·· ? ··] wth the goodwill with which he ornamented [·· ? ··] ?may he live [·· ? ··] with the gods permitting; his sons, devoted successors [·· ? ··]
b Oh Severus (space) Masinthan
Commentary:
No comment.
Photographs:
- Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. neg. ETAL)
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