989. Funerary inscription for Q. Porcius Iovinus

Description:
Block of limestone (w: 1.10 x h: 0.55 x d: 0.60)  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded tabella ansata (w: 0.59 x h: 0.37). 
Letters:
Graceful capitals with Rustic forms, probably third century: ll. 1-4, 0.07-0.08; l. 5, 0.03. 
Date:
Probably third century (lettering) 
Findspot:
The Eastern Djebel: To the south of a ruined gasr, 16 km. south-east of Cussabat and 4 km. north-east of Gasr Umm er-Raml; Found by Mr. David Oates. (map ref. M 409, 224).1 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds, 'Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania: A Supplement', Proceedings of the British School at Rome 23 (1955), 124-147, no. S.17. 
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) 
D(is) m(anibus) Q(uinti) Porci Iouini
uixit annis X[·· c. 5··]
Q(uintus) Porcius Reginus pa-
ter pị<i>ssimus filio
5quieto fecit
DMQPORCIIOVINI
VIXITANNISX[·· c. 5··]
QPORCIVSREGINVSPA
TERP·<I>SSIMVSFILIO
5QVIETOFECIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
D
</abbr>
<ex>
is
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
m
</abbr>
<ex>
anibus
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uinti
</ex>
</expan>
Porci
Iouini
<lb n="2" />
uixit
annis
<num >
X
</num>
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uintus
</ex>
</expan>
Porcius
Reginus
pa
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
ter
p
<unclear reason="" >
i
</unclear>
<supplied reason="omitted" >
i
</supplied>
ssimus
filio
<lb n="5" />
quieto
fecit
</ab>

Translation:

To the gods below of Quintus Portius Iovinus; he lived for 10 (plus ?) years. Quintus Portius Reginus, his most dutiful father, had this made for a peaceable son.

Commentary:

The gasr is constructed for the most part of undressed stones and is clearly later in date than the inscription. It is probable that a mausoleum was demolished and robbed to provide material for the gasr, and this mausoleum might be associated with the olive farms of which a number of traces survive in the area.

For the formula filio quieto see also 692 at Lepcis.

Photographs:
none.

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