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
bi

(left panel)

Seu
ere
ii

(right panel)

Masin
than
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
bi

(left panel)

SEV
ERE
ii

(right panel)

MASIN
THAN
<div type="textpart" n="a" >
<ab>
<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>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="b" >
<div type="textpart" n="i" >
<note>
left panel
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Seu
<lb n="2" />
ere
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="ii" >
<note>
right panel
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Masin
<lb n="2" />
than
</ab>
</div>
</div>

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)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. neg. ETAL)

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