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JERU0617

Jerusalem, Early 3rd century CE. Slab. Funerary.


Transcription Dis Manibus Lucius Magnius Felix miles legionis X Fretensis beneficiarius tribuni militavit annos XVIIII vixit XXXIX
Translation To the spirits of the deceased. Lucius Magninus Felix, soldier of the legio X Fretensis, beneficiarius of a tribune (of the legion). Served nineteen years. Lived thirty-nine (years).
Diplomatic D∙M L MAGNIVS FELIX MIL∙LEG∙X∙FRET∙B TRIB MIL∙ANN∙XVIIII∙VIX∙XXXIX

Transcription

anibus

ucius

Magnius Felix

mil

leg

ionis

Fret

ensis

eneficiarius

trib

uni

mil

itavit

ann

XVIIII

vix

XXXIX

Translation

To the spirits of the deceased. Lucius Magninus Felix, soldier of the legio X Fretensis, beneficiarius of a tribune (of the legion). Served nineteen years. Lived thirty-nine (years).

Diplomatic

D∙M L MAGNIVS FELIX MIL∙LEG∙X∙FRET∙B TRIB MIL∙ANN∙XVIIII∙VIX∙XXXIX

Terminus post quem:: 201 CE
Terminus ante quem:: 250 CE

Languages

Latin

Dimensions

H: 30.5 cm; W: 35.4 cm; D: 6.5 cm

Date

201 CE to 250 CE

Current location

Rooockefeller Museum, Jerusalem

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

Clermont-Ganneau, Charles. Recueil d’archéologie orientale. Paris : Ernest Leroux, 1888. http://archive.org/details/RecueilDarcheologieOrientaletome1. page 398.

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Source of transcription

Clermont-Ganneau, Charles. Recueil d’archéologie orientale. Paris : Ernest Leroux, 1888. http://archive.org/details/RecueilDarcheologieOrientaletome1. page 398.

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Source of translation

Clermont-Ganneau, Charles. Recueil d’archéologie orientale. Paris : Ernest Leroux, 1888. http://archive.org/details/RecueilDarcheologieOrientaletome1. page 398.

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