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596. Donation by M. Fuluius Saturninus

Description:: Parts of two uniform rectangular bases of grey limestone. a) w: 0.91 x h: 0.23 x d: 0.38. b) Right-hand side. Surviving w: 0.35 x h: 0.25 x d: 0.19.
Text:: Inscribed on one face
Letters:: Lapidary capitals: l. 1, 0.055; l. 2, 0.045.
Date:: First to second century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:: Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, a) lying on the South wall of the Temple of Rome and Augustus, b) in the Temple of Magna Mater.
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)

M(arcus) Fuluius Saturninus
flamen Ti(beri) Caesaris Aug(usti) d(ono) d(edit)

[M(arcus) Fuluius Satu]rninus
[flamen Ti(beri) Caesa]ris Aug(usti) d(ono) d(edit)

MFVLVIVSSATVRNINVS
FLAMENTICAESARISAVGDD

[·······]RNINVS
[················]RISAVGDD

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<ex>

arcus

</ex>

</expan>

Fuluius

Saturninus

flamen

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<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

beri

</ex>

</expan>

Caesaris

<expan>

<abbr>

Aug

</abbr>

<ex>

usti

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ono

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

edit

</ex>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

arcus

</ex>

</expan>

Fuluius

</supplied>

Satu

</supplied>

rninus

flamen

</supplied>

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<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

beri

</ex>

</expan>

</supplied>

Caesa

</supplied>

ris

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<abbr>

Aug

</abbr>

<ex>

usti

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ono

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

edit

</ex>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

Translation:

(a)Marcus Fulvius Saturninus, flamen of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, gave (this) as a gift. (b)[Marcus Fulvius Satu]rninus, [flamen of Tiberius Caesa]r Augustus, gave (this) as a gift