Inscription Database

Building/dedicatory inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD027747 (Last Updates: 2014-05-23, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Imp(eratore) Caesare divi Vespasiani [[f(ilio) Domitiano Augusto Germanico pontif(ice) max(imo) trib(unicia) potest(ate) XI imp(eratore) XXI co(n)s(ule) XVI censore pe[rpetu]o patre patriae]] IMP CAESARE DIVI VESPASIANI [[F DOMITIANO AVGVSTO GERMANICO PONTIF MAX TRIB POTEST XI IMP XXI COS XVI CENSORE PE[ ]O PATRE PATRIAE]]
Ti(berius) Claudius Quir(ina) Sestius Ti(beri) Claudi Sesti f(ilius) praefectus sacrorum flamen divi Vespasiani sufes flamen perpetuus amator patriae amator civium ornator patriae amator concordiae cui primo ordo et populus ob merita maiorum eius et ipsius lato clavo semper uti conce[ssit] TI CLAVDIVS QVIR SESTIVS TI CLAVDI SESTI F PRAEFECTVS SACRORVM FLAMEN DIVI VESPASIANI SVFES FLAMEN PERPETVVS AMATOR PATRIAE AMATOR CIVIVM ORNATOR PATRIAE AMATOR CONCORDIAE CVI PRIMO ORDO ET POPVLVS OB MERITA MAIORVM EIVS ET IPSIVS LATO CLAVO SEMPER VTI CONCE[ ]
podi(um) et aram d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) f(acienda) c(uravit) PODI ET ARAM D S P F C
Chronological Data:
92 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1949, 0161.
  • AE 1951, p. 29 s. n. 83.
  • AE 1951, 0087.
  • IRT 347.
  • AE 1998, 1513.

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:
building/dedicatory inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
architectural member
material:
Kalkstein
height:
113 cm
width:
3570 cm
depth:
15 cm
letter size:
14-22 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
cult functions, pagan
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Inschriftträger: parapet of the orchestra made of 65 panels. Text repeated in IRT 318.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD027747
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2014-05-23 by Bigi
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