Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD027741 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
[------] [ ]
[Augu]sto [ ]STO
[sac]rum [ ]RVM
Asp[r]enas ASP[ ]ENAS
proco(n)s(ul) PROCOS
dedicavit DEDICAVIT
 
------] ]
ornator pat[riae] ORNATOR PAT[ ]
amator concor- AMATOR CONCOR
diae cui primo DIAE CVI PRIMO
ordo et populus ORDO ET POPVLVS
ob merita maio- OB MERITA MAIO
rum eius et ipsius RVM EIVS ET IPSIVS
lato clavo sem- LATO CLAVO SEM
per uti concessit PER VTI CONCESSIT
aram et podi(um) ARAM ET PODI
d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) f(acienda) c(uravit) D S P F C
Literature:
  • AE 1949, 0159.
  • AE 1949, 0160.
  • AE 1951, p. 29 s. n. 83.
  • IRT 318.

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:
votive inscription
language:
Phonician-Punic-Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Kalkstein
height:
138 cm
width:
77 cm
depth:
77 cm
letter size:
1.8-5 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
social / economic / legal history:
present

Commentary

 
Octagonal altar with separate mouldings. Text repeated in IRT 347.

People

Person 1
Name:
Asp[r]enas
Cognomen:
Asprenas+
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
Person 2
Name:
[---]
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD027741
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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