Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription? from Thamugadi – Timgad (Numidia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD002390 (Last Updates: 2013-08-12, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Imp(eratore) Caes(are) divi Traiani IMP CAES DIVI TRAIANI
Parthici fil(io) divi Nervae PARTHICI FIL DIVI NERVAE
nepote Traiano Hadriano NEPOTE TRAIANO HADRIANO
Aug(usto) pont(ifice) max(imo) trib(unicia) pot(estate) V co(n)s(ule) III p(atre) p(atriae) AVG PONT MAX TRIB POT V COS III P P
P(ublius) Metilius Secundus leg(atus) Aug(usti) pro pr(aetore) P METILIVS SECVNDVS LEG AVG PRO PR
patronus coloniae dedicavit PATRONVS COLONIAE DEDICAVIT
d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) p(ecunia) p(ublica) D D P P
Chronological Data:
121 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1985, 0873.
  • M. Le Glay - S. Tourrenc, AntAfr 21, 1985, 103-108, Nr. 1; Foto. - AE.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Algeria
ancient find spot:
Thamugadi
modern find spot:
Timgad
find spot:
modern region:
Batna
year of find:
1962

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
building/dedicatory inscription?
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
height:
76 cm
width:
165 cm
depth:
32 cm
letter size:
8-5 cm

Palaeography

punctuation:
guidelines

Historical relevant data

social / economic / legal history:
present

People

Person 1
Name:
Traiano Hadriano
Cognomen:
Traianus Hadrianus
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
P. Metilius Secundus
Praenomen:
P.
Nomen:
Metilius
Cognomen:
Secundus
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD002390
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2013-08-12 by Feraudi
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