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Elaborately painted rock- cut tomb of the late III or IV century, at Gargaresh, W of Tripoli (map ref. L 418665), immediately S of the main coast road. There are inscriptions painted above the two sepulcral recesses once inscribed on the cinerary urns.

CIL VIII, 22687, 22688; Romanelli, Notiz. Arch. III (1922) 21 ff., fig. 5.

Photo: Sopr. B 89,

a) Within a wreath (diam. 0.48) upheld by flying putt). Lettering: 0.06.

D(is) m(anibus) s(acrum)

Aelia Arisuth

uixit annos

sexaginta

5 plus minus

b) Within a tabella ansata (die, 0.55x0.21) upheld by flying putti.

Lettering: 0.03.

D(is) [m(anibus)] s(acrum)

Aelios Ma[. . c. 5 . .] Iurathani

bix[i]t an[n]o[s . . c . 5 . . ]agin[ta] quin

[que]

plus m[i]nus

c) On the lids of the cinerary urns, now believed to be in storage in Tripoli Castle. Not seen.

i) Quae lea iacet

ii) Qui leo iacet