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Originally published in Roueché (2004).
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Description of Monument
Upper part of a simple white marblestatue base shaft without moulding (0.52 × 0.455 × 0.42).
Description of Text
Inscribed on the face; the text must have begun on an upper feature.
Description of Letters
Standard third century forms, 0.025-0.03. Ligature: ΝΗ (l.5). There are apices over initial aspirated vowels, including the initial Α of ἁπάσης (l. 9).
Date
Mid third century (lettering, titulature, language).
Translation
So-and-so honoured Publius Aelius Septimius Mannus, the clarissimus, governor (praeses), consular, distinguished, brave, pure, generous, having achieved all virtue, his/its benefactor
Commentary
The honouring body was a single masculine entity; while this could have been a grateful individual, it is perhaps more likely that such an important text was put up by the demos.
See discussion at I.15.
Locations
Found: Basilica: Loose find in a field wall west of Basilica.. Original location: Unknown.. Last recorded location: Museum..
History of Recording
Found by the NYU expedition in 1988 (88.24, SBI 87).
Bibliography
Published by Roueché (1996) 231, whence SEG1996.1394; republished by Roueché (2004), 253.