Votive inscription for Saturn created by Mirko Tasso MAPPOLA Database This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. MPL00434 198896 https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscription/show/434 unknown stele limestone fragmentary 30.0 38.0 None Plant / Palm incised 3.0-3.0 Chul 283-284 Chul The inscription is from what could have been a temple for Saturnus. 36.6492 10.591 no

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Gaius Manius Felix Fortunatianus

Positum Caro et Carino consulibus III Idus Iunias Saturno Augusto sacrum. Caius Manius Felix Fortu natianus sacerdos. In somnis monitus Satur ni numine iussus Manius hic votum solvi sacrumque dicavi, pro comperta fide et pro ser vata salute. Votum solvit libens animo.

Texts follows Beschaouch 1975. l. 1: Car[o et Carino cos.] in Beschaouch 1975, p. 115; Gamberale 1987, pp. 402-404 prefers Car[ino et Numeriano cos.]. l. 2: I[un]ias aut I[ul]ias).

The was erected under the consulship of Carus and Carinus (or: Carinus and Numerianus?), on June 11th (or: July 13th). Sacred to Saturnus Augustus. Gaius Manius Felix Fortunatianus, priest. Upon being admonished in a dream, and obeying to the command of Saturnus' godhead, I, Manius, fulfilled my vow here and consecrated this object of worship, for the divine trust in me that I experienced as well as for my health preserved. I fulfilled my vow willingly and deservedly.

CLEAfr 134 CLE 2845 AE 1975, 874 AE 1992, 1807 A. Beschaouch, CRAI (1975), 112-118. L. Gamberale, Il voto del sacerdote C. Manius Felix Fortunatianus. Una dedica a Saturno Africano. In: S. Boldrini (ed.) Filologia e forme letterarie. Studi offerti a Francesco Della Corte, IV, Urbino 1987, 397-417. D. Pikhaus, Répertoire des inscriptions latines versifiées de l'Afrique romaine (Ier– VIe siècles), Bruxelles 1994, 64-65.