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
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.

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:
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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