Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD024256 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Obsequii OBSEQVII
 
C(aio) Valerio Vibiano v(iro) p(erfectissimo) C VALERIO VIBIANO V P
praesidi provinciae PRAESIDI PROVINCIAE
Tripolitanae singula- TRIPOLITANAE SINGVLA
ris aequitatis et benibo- RIS AEQVITATIS ET BENIBO
li(!) vicoris(!) {M} omnium vir- LI VICORIS M OMNIVM VIR
tutum viro ob tunc incipi- TVTVM VIRO OB TVNC INCIPI
entem deinceps iugem er- ENTEM DEINCEPS IVGEM ER
ga se eius dignationem GA SE EIVS DIGNATIONEM
ordo splendidissimus Lepci- ORDO SPLENDIDISSIMVS LEPCI
magnensium et populus MAGNENSIVM ET POPVLVS
patrono ex d(ecreto) s(plendidissimi) o(rdinis) p(osuerunt) PATRONO EX D S O P
Chronological Data:
271 AD – 330 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1929, 0004. (B)
  • IRT 577.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 372-374, Nr. 32; fig. 10.37; tav. 11.
  • PLRE 1 Vibianus 3.
  • R. Bartoccini, AI 2, 1928/29, 48. - AE 1929.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

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

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
honorific inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
base
material:
Marmor
height:
(123) cm
width:
66 cm
depth:
63 cm
letter size:
3-4 cm

Historical relevant data

geography:
present

Commentary

 
Datierung: ca. um 303. Interpunktion: Palmette. The inscription is carved over an erased earlier text. (B): AE 1929: Z. 5-6: benebo/li vigoris; Z. 9: se dignationem.

People

Person 1
Name:
Obsequii C. Valerio Vibiano
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Valerius
Cognomen:
Vibianus
Supernomen:
Obsequius
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD024256
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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