543. Honours for L. Volusius Bassus Cerealis

Description:
Reverse face of 287, four fragments of a grey marble panel (the largest, w: 0.25 x h: 0.27 x d: 0.02).  
Text:
Re-inscribed within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.28 x h: 0.53) from which a previous inscription has been erased; the first word is cut above the die, with ivy leaves on either side.  
Letters:
Late form of Rustic capitals: l.1, 0.07; remainder, 0.03-0.05. 
Date:
Late third to fourth centuries A.D. (lettering). 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Theatre 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
A.E. Gordon, American Journal of Archaeology , LVII:151. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952; including revisions from J. M. Reynolds, 'Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania: A Supplement', Proceedings of the British School at Rome 23 (1955), 124-147 
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
Curni
L(ucio) Volusio Basso Caereạli
c(larissimo) u(iro) et co(n)s(ulari) cur(atori) rei p(ublicae) suae
quae inter cetera ope-
5ra quae industria et la-
bore maximo renouauit
Vlpiam ḅasilicam cum fo-
ri eius in meliorem faci-
em publico sumptu resti-
10tuit gratiam afferen-
tẹs Lepcitani publice
CVRNI
LVOLVSIOBASSOCAERE·LI
CVETCOSCVRREIPSVAE
QVAEINTERCETERAOPE
5RAQVAEINDVSTRIAETLA
BOREMAXIMORENOVAVIT
VLPIAM·ASILICAMCVMFO
RIEIVSINMELIOREMFACI
EMPVBLICOSVMPTVRESTI
10TVITGRATIAMAFFEREN
T·SLEPCITANIPVBLICE
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Curni
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucio
</ex>
</expan>
Volusio
Basso
Caere
<unclear reason="damage" >
a
</unclear>
li
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
c
</abbr>
<ex>
larissimo
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iro
</ex>
</expan>
et
<expan>
<abbr>
co
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
ulari
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
cur
</abbr>
<ex>
atori
</ex>
</expan>
rei
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
ublicae
</ex>
</expan>
suae
<lb n="4" />
quae
inter
cetera
ope
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
ra
quae
industria
et
la
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
bore
maximo
renouauit
<lb n="7" />
Vlpiam
<unclear reason="damage" >
b
</unclear>
asilicam
cum
fo
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
ri
eius
in
meliorem
faci
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
em
publico
sumptu
resti
<lb n="10" type="worddiv" />
tuit
gratiam
afferen
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
t
<unclear reason="damage" >
e
</unclear>
s
Lepcitani
publice
</ab>

7, fori: Cum foro eius?

8, sic

Translation:

(In honour) of Curnius. To Lucius Volusius Bassus Cerealis, of senatorial and consular status, curator of his own city, for which, along with other public works that he renewed by his industry and tremendous effort, he restored the basilica Ulpia, with its public place, to a better appearance using public money; offering their gratitude, the Lepcitanians, publicly.

Commentary:

l. 2. L. Volusius Bassus Caerealis. Also in 544, ll. 1-6, 9; for the other members of the family see 579.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 756)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 756)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 588)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 588)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1547 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1547 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1564 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1564 Leica)

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