874a. Fragmentary Christian inscription

Description:
Part of a block of limestone (w: 0.63 x h: 0.55 x d: 0.30), width incomplete: the right hand part is missing). 
Text:
Inscribed within a tabella ansata. 
Letters:
Local fourth to fifth centuries A.D. capitals: c. 0.045. 
Date:
Fourth to fifth centuries A.D. (lettering) 
Findspot:
Eastern Djebel: Seen and recorded by Caputo at Sidi Bu Zeriba, 7:5 km. North of Breviglieri (map ref. M 012255). 
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 (Caputo) 
In nomine Pa[tris et Fili]
et Sp(i)r(itus) Sanct(i) PEẸ[·· ? ··]
coepi[t] IVENT[·· ? ··]
IO[·· ? ··]
5VIOḶ[·· ? ··]
VIVE[·· ? ··]
DERODO[·]A[·· ? ··]
QVA[·]NT[·]A[·· ? ··]-
ciunt cum f[i]li[is ·· ? ··]
INNOMINEPA[········]
ETSPRSANCTPE·[·· ? ··]
COEPI[··]IVENT[·· ? ··]
IO[·· ? ··]
5VIO·[·· ? ··]
VIVE[·· ? ··]
DERODO[·]A[·· ? ··]
QVA[·]NT[·]A[·· ? ··]
CIVNTCVMF[··]LI[····· ? ··]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
In
nomine
Pa
<supplied reason="lost" >
tris
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
et
Fili
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
et
<expan>
<abbr>
Sp
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
<abbr>
r
</abbr>
<ex>
itus
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Sanct
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
</expan>
<orig >
pe
<unclear reason="" >
e
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
coepi
<supplied reason="lost" >
t
</supplied>
<orig >
iuent
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="4" />
<orig >
io
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="5" />
<orig >
vio
<unclear reason="" >
l
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="6" />
<orig >
uiue
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="7" />
<orig >
derodo
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig >
a
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="8" />
<orig >
qua
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig >
nt
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig >
a
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
ciunt
cum
f
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
li
<supplied reason="lost" >
is
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>

Translation:

In the name of the Father, [the Son] and the Holy Spirit [·· ? ··] he/she began [·· ? ··] they [·· ? ··] with their children [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:
none.

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