Inscription Database

Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019184 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Nepotianii NEPOTIANII
 
Fl(avio) Nepotiano v(iro) p(erfectissimo) com(iti) et praesidi provin(ciae) Trip(olitanae) FL NEPOTIANO V P COM ET PRAESIDI PROVIN TRIP
 
iustitia et integritati(!) prae- IVSTITIA ET INTEGRITATI PRAE
cipuo moderatione ac benigni- CIPVO MODERATIONE AC BENIGNI
tate praestantissimo abstinen- TATE PRAESTANTISSIMO ABSTINEN
tiae et honestatis officiorumq(ue) TIAE ET HONESTATIS OFFICIORVMQ
omnium cultori rei etiam mili- OMNIVM CVLTORI REI ETIAM MILI
taris peritissimo armis consi- TARIS PERITISSIMO ARMIS CONSI
li(i)sq(ue) inconparabili(!) quod idem LISQ INCONPARABILI QVOD IDEM
ordines universosq(ue) provin- ORDINES VNIVERSOSQ PROVIN
ciales iuridicendo fide beni- CIALES IVRIDICENDO FIDE BENI
volentia multis beneficiis VOLENTIA MVLTIS BENEFICIIS
cumulaverit quod barbaro- CVMVLAVERIT QVOD BARBARO
rum insolentiam exercitio RVM INSOLENTIAM EXERCITIO
scientiae militaris adtriberit SCIENTIAE MILITARIS ADTRIBERIT
quod limitis defensionem tui- QVOD LIMITIS DEFENSIONEM TVI
tionemq(ue) perpetuam futuris etia(m) TIONEMQ PERPETVAM FVTVRIS ETIA
temporibus munitam securamq(ue) TEMPORIBVS MVNITAM SECVRAMQ
ab omni hostile incursione prae- AB OMNI HOSTILE INCVRSIONE PRAE
stiterit quod civitatum moenia ope- STITERIT QVOD CIVITATVM MOENIA OPE
rum instauratione vel novitate de- RVM INSTAVRATIONE VEL NOVITATE DE
coraverit ordo civitatis Lepcimag(nensis) CORAVERIT ORDO CIVITATIS LEPCIMAG
cum populo statuam marmoream CVM POPVLO STATVAM MARMOREAM
ob haec merita decretis et sufragiis OB HAEC MERITA DECRETIS ET SVFRAGIIS
concin<n>entibus conlocavit CONCINENTIBVS CONLOCAVIT
Chronological Data:
350 AD – 360 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1952, 0173. (B)
  • G. Caputo, REA 53, 1951, 234-247. - AE 1952. (B)
  • IRT 565.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 392-394, Nr. 41; tav. 14.
  • PLRE 1 Nepotianus 1 u. 4.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
153 cm
width:
62 cm
depth:
70 cm
letter size:
2.5-5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1952, Caputo: Z. 3: integritate; Z. 19: hostili. (B): Caputo: Z. 2: prov(inciae); Z. 22: Lepcimag(nensium). Interpunktion: Palmette. IRT 565 is carved on the right side, while on the front and left sides there are two erased earlier texts.

People

Person 1
Name:
Nepotianii Fl. Nepotiano
Nomen:
Flavius*
Cognomen:
Nepotianus
Supernomen:
Nepotianus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019184
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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