635. Testamentary honours for Caecilius Proculus

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.49 x h: 0.85 x d: 0.51) of compact brown limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.285 x h: 0.66).  
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.045-0.035.  
Date:
Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Gasr Geladieh (South of Homs) - found nearby. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Lepcis Museum.  
Bibliography:
Relazioni Scavi (weekly reports filed in the Archives of the Superintendency of Antiquities, Tripoli), 10.1.34 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) 
Caecilio Proculo
L(uci) Silii Plautii Hate-
rianus Blaesilia-
nus et Amicus
5Haterianus Gaui-
lianus Proximus
h(eredes) per suc(cessionem) permis(su)
splend(idissimi) ord(inis) p(osuerunt)
ex testamento
10Sentiae Caecili-
anae
CAECILIOPROCVLO
LSILIIPLAVTIIHATE
RIANVSBLAESILIA
NVSETAMICVS
5HATERIANVSGAVI
LIANVSPROXIMVS
HPERSVCPERMIS
SPLENDORDP
EXTESTAMENTO
10SENTIAECAECILI
ANAE
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Caecilio
Proculo
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Silii
Plautii
Hate
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
rianus
Blaesilia
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
nus
et
Amicus
<lb n="5" />
Haterianus
Gaui
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
lianus
Proximus
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
h
</abbr>
<ex>
eredes
</ex>
</expan>
per
<expan>
<abbr>
suc
</abbr>
<ex>
cessionem
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
permis
</abbr>
<ex>
su
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
splend
</abbr>
<ex>
idissimi
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
ord
</abbr>
<ex>
inis
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
osuerunt
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="9" />
ex
testamento
<lb n="10" />
Sentiae
Caecili
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
anae
</ab>

2, LL.

7, HH. PERSVC.

Translation:

To Caecilius Proculus; the Lucii Silii Plautii Haterianus Blaesilianus and Amicus Haterianus Gavilianus, Proximus, heirs by succession, erected this in accordance with the will of Sentia Caeciliana, with permission of the most splendid city council.

Commentary:

l. 6. Amicus Haterianus Gauilianus Proximus. Also perhaps in 542, ll. 1-3; for other members of this family, see 632, n. 1.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 1003)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 1003)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVII.29)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVII.29)

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