Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD019677 (Last Updates: 2014-05-20, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Nilii NILII
 
vigiliis adque consilio domi [fo]risque pr[a]e- VIGILIIS ADQVE CONSILIO DOMI [ ]RISQVE PR[ ]E
stanti integritate praecipuo iustitia STANTI INTEGRITATE PRAECIPVO IVSTITIA
et iud[ic]i[o]rum mo[d]eratione perpenso ET IVD[ ]I[ ]RVM MO[ ]ERATIONE PERPENSO
instauratori moenium publicorum INSTAVRATORI MOENIVM PVBLICORVM
ordinis civi[umq]u[e omnium] salut[is pr]o- ORDINIS CIVI[ ]V[ ] SALVT[ ]O
vide[ntissimo] custodi [veritatis honesta]- VIDE[ ] CVSTODI [ ]
tis et fi[dei a]micissimo TIS ET FI[ ]MICISSIMO
Fl(avio) Archontio Nilo v(iro) p(erfectissimo) com[iti et p]raes[idi] FL ARCHONTIO NILO V P COM[ ]RAES[ ]
provi[nciae Trip(olitanae) patrono optimo ob infinita] PROVI[ ]
[eius beneficia quibus vel separat]im vel [ ]IM VEL
cum omn[i pr]ovincia su[ble]va[ti ac] recrae- CVM OMN[ ]OVINCIA SV[ ]VA[ ] RECRAE
ati(!) Lepcimagnenses gratula[mur un]o c[on]- ATI LEPCIMAGNENSES GRATVLA[ ]O C[ ]
sensu statuam decreverunt e[am]q[ue propter] SENSV STATVAM DECREVERVNT E[ ]Q[ ]
praecipuum eius meritum coloniae [ornatui] PRAECIPVVM EIVS MERITVM COLONIAE [ ]
censuerunt esse iungendam CENSVERVNT ESSE IVNGENDAM
Chronological Data:
355 AD – 361 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1948, 0006b. (B)
  • AE 1952, p. 56 s. n. 173.
  • IRT 563.
  • AE 1934, 0173.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 387-389, Nr. 39; tav. 13; fig. 10.46 (Zeichnung).
  • PLRE 1 Nilus 1.
  • J. Guey, REA 53, 1951, 248-252. - AE 1952.
  • S. Aurigemma, AI 7, 1940, 138-140; fig. 2. - AE 1948.
  • R. Bartoccini, RAC 8, 1931, 39-42. - AE 1934.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Libya
ancient find spot:
Lepcis Magna
modern find spot:
Al Khums
find spot:
modern region:
year of find:
1926

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
157 cm
width:
80 cm
depth:
56 cm
letter size:
2.5-6.5 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1948: Z. 2-14: geringfügige Leseabweichungen; Z. 15-16: coloniae / censuerunt. Interpunktion: Palmette und kleiner Kranz.

People

Person 1
Name:
Nilii Fl. Archontio Nilo
Nomen:
Flavius*
Cognomen:
Archontius Nilus
Supernomen:
Nilus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD019677
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-20 by Bigi
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