Funerary stele of Mummius created by Andrei Merticaru MAPPOLA Database This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. MPL00781 184053 https://db.mappola.eu/r/Inscription/show/781 Sinj, Muzej Cetinske krajine u Sinju MCK-B-1373 stele limestone complete 60.0 124.0 20.0 chiselled 0.0-0.0 Tilurium 1-40 Tilurium 43.6096 16.7217 no

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L. Mummius L. f. Fabia

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Lucius Mummius Lucii filius Fabia Ancyra miles legionis VII annorum XXXVI stipendiorum XVI hic situs est. Arma bis octonis felicia qui tulit annis hic situs est fato Mummius ipse suo si sapiunt obiti data munera percipis ampla et recipis nostrae pignus amicitiae hoc tibi cum titulo posuit Cornelius Chrestus et dixit lachrymans sit tibi tera levis. Marcus Cornelius Marci libertus Chrestus posuit.

Lucius Mummius, son of Lucius, of the Fabian voting tribe, from Ancyra, soldier of the 7th legion, lived for 36 years, served for 16, lies here. He who bore fortunate arms for sixteen years. Here he lies, Mummius himself, by his own Fate. If the dead know of the gifts given to them, you see them in abundance and you receive proof of our friendship. Cornelius Chrestus put this up, with an inscription, for you and he, crying, said: “may the earth be light for you”. Marcus Cornelius Chrestus, freedman of Marcus, put [this] up.

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