IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

C.178. Fragmentary imperial honours? for a Flavian emperor

Description: Two adjoining fragments of marble a:, traces of burning, w: 0.19 x h: 0.135 x d: 0.033; b: (w: 0.20 x h: 0.145 x d: 0.03).
Text: Inscribed on one face; there is a guideline above the letters.
Letters: First century CE; 0.05-0.055.

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Cyrene: a: Valley Street, near Public Building E; found in 1957; b: found before 1941; findspot unrecorded..
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum.

Interpretive

[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
[---] Οὐεσ[πα]σιανο[---]
[---ἀρχ]ι̣ε̣ρ̣[ε]-[μ]ε̣γ̣ι̣[στ---]
[------]

Diplomatic

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[---]ΟΥΕΣ[..]ΣΙΑΝΟ[---]
[---...]...[..]...[..---]
[------]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

. . . ] Ves[pa]sian . . . ] high priest (i.e. pontifex maximus) [ . . .

Commentary

Vespasian, Titus, or Domitian.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. a and b (Reynolds VI.20)

   Fig. 2. From left: C.723, C.178.b and unidentified fragment