175. Fragment

Description:
Three pieces of a monumental marble panel.a) w: 0.21 x h: 0.11, upper edge. b) w: 0.54 x h: 0.36, right hand edge. c) w: 0.74 x h: 0.24, lower edge. See also 176  
Text:
Inscribed on the surviving faces. 
Letters:
Second century, lapidary capitals, 0.13.  
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering) 
Findspot:
Sabratha: Capitolium, found in the vaults; see note on 1. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.  
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
a
[·· ? ··] c[·· ? ··]
b
[·· ? ··]MỌ[·]
[·· ? ··ma]rmor-
[·· ? ··]it et ẹ
c
[·· ? ·· e]xstrux[·· ? ··]
a
[·· ? ··]C[·· ? ··]
b
[·· ? ··]M·[·]
[·· ? ·····]RMOR
[·· ? ··]ITET·
c
[·· ? ····]XSTRVX[·· ? ··]
<div type="textpart" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
c
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig >
m
<unclear reason="" >
o
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ma
</supplied>
rmor
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
it
et
<unclear reason="" >
e
</unclear>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="c" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
e
</supplied>
xstrux
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>
</div>

b.1, Or C, G, or Q.

Translation:

b. [·· ? ··] marble [·· ? ··]

c. [·· ? ··]he/she/they constructed [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXVII.13)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXVII.13)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 220)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 220)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 274 bis)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 274 bis)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXVII.13 (part))
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXVII.13 (part))
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 220 (part))
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 220 (part))
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 220 (part))
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 220 (part))

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