Description: Three broken pieces from one or more sandstone
blocks in very poor condition, b with a flat upper moulding which may once have been present also on a and c
(a: w:
0.46 x h:
0.57, b: w:
0.38 x h:
0.57,
c: w:
0.48 x h:
0.57 - depth not measurable).
Text: Inscribed on exposed faces.
Letters: Fine capitals, probably first century CE : 0.36
Date: Probably first century CE
Findspot:
Ptolemais:
in the west wall of the large reservoir, north-east of the Square of the Cisterns.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot, reused side by side in the wall.
English translation
Translation by: Charlotte Roueché
(Not usefully translatable)
Commentary
The scale suggests an important public text - probably a building dedication.
c. Probably from urbs or urbanus
Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).
Images
None available (2020).