917. Dedication to Sol Inuictus by Peticius Pastor

Description:
Keystone of an arch (w: 0.36-0.31 x h: 0.33 x d: 0.31) of dark limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed within a narrow border. 
Letters:
Rough capitals: 0.035-0.04. 
Date:
No indication  
Findspot:
Bu-Ngem: Fort at Bu-Ngem, (map ref. X 5206). 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Transferred in 1947 to Lepcis Museum.  
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) 
Soli
inuicto
sac(rum) Peti-
cius Past-
5or m(erito) u(otum) s(oluit) l(ibens) a(nimo)
SOLI
INVICTO
SACPETI
CIVSPAST
5ORMVSLA
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Soli
<lb n="2" />
inuicto
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
sac
</abbr>
<ex>
rum
</ex>
</expan>
Peti
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
cius
Past
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
or
<expan>
<abbr>
m
</abbr>
<ex>
erito
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
otum
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
oluit
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
l
</abbr>
<ex>
ibens
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
a
</abbr>
<ex>
nimo
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

Sacred to the Unconquered Sun: Peticius Pastor paid his vow willingly to a god who has deserved it.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVII.19)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVII.19)

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