Inscription Database
Honorific inscription from Lepcis Magna – Al Khums (Africa Proconsularis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD033021
(Last Updates: 2014-05-20, Bigi)
Transcription | Majuscle |
[---]NI[---] | [ ]NI[ ] |
[------] | [ ] |
[------] | [ ] |
[---]OM[---]M[---] | [ ]OM[ ]M[ ] |
[---] honestiss[im---] | [ ] HONESTISS[ ] |
[--- c]ognoscendi [---] | [ ]OGNOSCENDI [ ] |
[---] perpenso qu[---] | [ ] PERPENSO QV[ ] |
[---]MEATO[---] ob [---] | [ ]MEATO[ ] OB [ ] |
[---] qu[- r]em pub[l](icam) exqu[isit]- | [ ] QV[ ]EM PVB[ ] EXQV[ ] |
[is ---]isionum g[ene]ribus feceri[t am]- | [ ]ISIONVM G[ ]RIBVS FECERI[ ] |
pliorem instauratori moenium pub[li]- | PLIOREM INSTAVRATORI MOENIVM PVB[ ] |
corum quod eius innumera circa se | CORVM QVOD EIVS INNVMERA CIRCA SE |
ac suos officia supra genitalis c[i]vis | AC SVOS OFFICIA SVPRA GENITALIS C[ ]VIS |
affectum Lepcis magna inclita fide | AFFECTVM LEPCIS MAGNA INCLITA FIDE |
devotione praestans multifariam sense- | DEVOTIONE PRAESTANS MVLTIFARIAM SENSE |
rit merito[ru]m eius tenacissime memor per | RIT MERITO[ ]M EIVS TENACISSIME MEMOR PER |
ordini(s) sui [et] popul[i v]iros Fl(avio) Victori Calpurnio v(iro) p(erfectissimo) | ORDINI SVI [ ] POPVL[ ]IROS FL VICTORI CALPVRNIO V P |
praesidi prov(inciae) Tripol(itanae) patrono suo statuam de- | PRAESIDI PROV TRIPOL PATRONO SVO STATVAM DE |
crevit et ob individuum mutui amoris affec- | CREVIT ET OB INDIVIDVVM MVTVI AMORIS AFFEC |
tum eamdem(!) se propter constituit ac dedica- | TVM EAMDEM SE PROPTER CONSTITVIT AC DEDICA |
vit | VIT |
Chronological Data:
340 AD – 350 AD
340 AD – 350 AD
Literature:
- AE 1904, 0014. (B)
- IRT 569.
- CIL 08, 22672.
- ILS 9408.
- I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 377-381, Nr. 35; fig. 10.40; tav. 12. (B)
- PLRE 1 Calpurnius 2.
- Ch. Clermond-Ganneau, CRAI 1903, 333-339. - AE 1904.
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:
131 cm
width:
65 cm
depth:
(56) cm
letter size:
2-3.5 cm
Historical relevant data
geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present
Commentary
Inscription carved over an erased earlier text after the base was turned upside down. (B): AE 1904: Z. 16: [t]enacisse; Z. 17: v(iro) e(gregio); Z. 6, 9-11, 13-15, 17-18, 20: geringfügige Leseabweichungen. (B): Tantillo - Bigi: Z. 20: dedicavit.
People
Person 1
Name:
Fl. Victori Calpurnio
Nomen:
Flavius* Calpurnius
Cognomen:
Victor
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD033021
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-20 by Bigi
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