Inscription Database

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

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD059440 (Last Updates: 2014-05-21, Bigi)

Transcription Majuscle
Aemiliae Lychnidi AEMILIAE LYCHNIDI
Clementillae Aemili CLEMENTILLAE AEMILI
Arriani Caeciliani duo- ARRIANI CAECILIANI DVO
viralici pontif(icis) filiae VIRALICI PONTIF FILIAE
L(ucius) Volusius Gallus eq(ues) R(omanus) L VOLVSIVS GALLVS EQ R
pontifex duoviralis PONTIFEX DVOVIRALIS
fl(amen) p(er)p(etuus) ob insignem adfec- FL PP OB INSIGNEM ADFEC
tionis castitatem matri TIONIS CASTITATEM MATRI
Volusiorum Appianillae VOLVSIORVM APPIANILLAE
Bassi et Cerealis fill(iorum) suo- BASSI ET CEREALIS FILL SVO
rum permissu s(plendidissimi) o(rdinis) pos(uit) RVM PERMISSV S O POS
Chronological Data:
251 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • IRT 579.
  • I. Tantillo - F. Bigi (Hrsg.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana (Cassino 2010) 405 u. 406, Nr. 48; fig. 10.55; tav. 15.

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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:
Kalkstein
height:
181 cm
width:
58 cm
depth:
61 cm
letter size:
3 cm

Historical relevant data

religion:
cult functions, pagan

People

Person 1
Name:
Aemiliae Lychnidi Clementillae Aemili Arriani Caeciliani filiae
Nomen:
Aemilia
Cognomen:
Lychnis Clementilla
gender:
female
Person 2
Name:
Aemili Arriani Caeciliani
Nomen:
Aemilius
Cognomen:
Arrianus Caecilianus
gender:
male
Status:
decurial order, higher local offices
Person 3
Name:
L. Volusius Gallus
Praenomen:
L.
Nomen:
Volusius
Cognomen:
Gallus
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order
Person 4
Name:
Volusiorum Appianillae Bassi et Cerealis
Nomen:
Volusia
Cognomen:
Appianilla
gender:
female
Person 5
Name:
Volusiorum Appianillae Bassi et Cerealis
Nomen:
Volusius
Cognomen:
Bassus
gender:
male
Person 6
Name:
Volusiorum Appianillae Bassi et Cerealis
Nomen:
Volusius
Cognomen:
Cerealis
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD059440
Work Status:
checked through autopsy
Last Update:
2014-05-21 by Bigi
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