FragmentJ. M. Reynolds

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Republished from J. M. Reynolds, Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania: A Supplement, Proceedings of the British School at Rome 23 (1955), 124-147, no. S.6.

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ArabicEnglishFrenchGermanAncient GreekTransliterated GreekModern GreekHebrewItalianLatinPunicNative Libyan language in Latin script Tripolitania Libya Leptis Magna 2008-09-09ZAconverted using CHET-C 2009-05-19RVAdded Figures 2009-08-24RVAdded Figures
Description of Monument

Fragment from the left-hand side of a base of grey marble ( 0.24 0.43 0.135)

Description of Text

Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel, from which a previous inscription has been erased (0.153 0.285).

Description of Letters

Fourth century capitals: l. 1, 0.055; ll. 2, 3, 0.05.

Date

Early fourth century A.D. (lettering, titulature)

Locations

Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum.

Unknown

Now in one of the tabernae of the East Portico of the Forum Severianum.

Bibliography

Not previously published.

Text constituted from

Transcription (Reynolds)

Text V uiro perfectissimo agenti uices praefectorum praetorio ob in pa
Translation

To excellent man of equestrian status, acting as a deputy for the praetorian prefects, on account of

Commentary

Material and lettering closely resemble those of 651, but there appear to be slight differences in the moulding of the two fragments.

l.3. PRAEFF; the upper part only of the sixth letter survives, but praefe[ctorum... is improbable in view of the likely line-length calculated from l. 2. Since this uicarius is u.p. not u.c. the date must be early in the fourth century: see Introductions: General introduction, Section 4.

l.4. Innocentiam or integritatem would fit the space available; but a phrase such as ob insignia meritorum..., running on to the next line, is also possible.

l.5. For P it would be possible to read B or R; for A, N or V.

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