Inscription on the restoration of a rampant
Sandstone. 175—177 CE.
110.5 × 60 × 12 cm.
Inv. No. 122.Riyadh, National museumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Inscription on the restoration of a rampant.

Sandstone. 175—177 CE.
110.5 × 60 × 12 cm.
Inv. No. 122.

Riyadh, National museum.

Origin:
Mada’in Saleh, excavations of 2003.
Description:
Pro salute Imp(eratoris) Caesaris M(arci) Aureli / Antonini Aug(usti) Armeniaci Parth[ic]i Me/dici Germanici Sarmatici maxim[i] v[al]/lum vetustate dilabsum civitas He/grenorum suis impendi[is re]stituit sub / Iulio Firmano leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) pr(aetore) instan[tib(us)] / operi Pomponio Victore |(centurione) leg(ionis) III Cyr(enaicae) et N[u]/misio Clemente collega{e} eius cur[am] / agente operarum Amro Haianis pri/mo civitatis eorum
Literature:
Archaeology and history of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ed. by Ali Ibrahim Al-Ghabban, Béatrice André-SalviniFrançoise Demange, Carine Juvin and Marianne Cotty. Paris, Somogy Art Publishers, 2010.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Keywords: epigraphia epigraphy inscription iscrizione epigrafia epigraphik epigrafik inschrift épigraphie sandstone on the restoration of a rampant hegra pomponius victor numisius clemens amro legio iii pro salute imperatoris caesaris m aureli antonini augusti armeniaci parthici medici germanici sarmatici maximi vallum vetustate dilabsum civitas hegrenorum suis impendis restituit sub iulio firmano legato praetore instantibus operi pomponio victore centurione legioni cyrenaicae et numisio clemente collegae eius curam agente operarum haianis primo civitatis eorum inv no 122