857. Fragments

Description:
Two inscribed fragments, both probably from the same inscription. a) w: 0.56 x h: 0.60, lower edge, with mouldings below b) w: 0.45 x h: 0.40, no edges surviving 
Text:
Inscribed on the surviving face. 
Letters:
Lapidary capitals: 0.12. 
Date:
No indication  
Findspot:
Western Djebel: Seen in 1915 by Romanelli and later by Bartoccini at Ain el-Auenia near Jefren (map ref. U 785720). Not seen. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Subsequently removed to Jefren, and now lost.  
Bibliography:
Romanelli, Notiziario archeologico del Ministero delle Colonie, 4 fascicules, Roma, 1915-1927, II:111. 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:
Previous publications 
a
[·· ? ··]ỊQV[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]VNIO[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]SDEM[·· ? ··]
b
[·· ? ··] IM[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]PORT[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]IX̣ EỊ[·· ? ··]
a
[·· ? ··]·QV[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]VNIO[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]SDEM[·· ? ··]
b
[·· ? ··]IM[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]PORT[·· ? ··]
[·· ? ··]I·E·[·· ? ··]
<div type="textpart" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
<unclear reason="" >
i
</unclear>
qu
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
unio
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
sdem
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
im
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
port
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<num >
I
<unclear reason="" >
X
</unclear>
</num>
<orig >
e
<unclear reason="" >
i
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>
</div>

3, [·· ? ··]IV

Translation:

(a, l.2) [·· ? ··] ?to Junius [·· ? ··]

(b. ll 2-3) [·· ? ··] ?portico [·· ? ··] ?nine( or four) [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. A. 862)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. A. 862)

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