Year: 1973
Type: article
Abstract: THE ROMANS SEIZED and began occupying the island of Sardinia in 238 B. C., it had been settled by Punic-speaking Carthaginians and by indigenous natives (Protosardi), who had linguistic affinities with the indigenous populations of North Mrica (Libyans), Spain (Iberians), and North-west Italy (Ligurians).lHence, the nomenclature of individuals from Roman Sardinia exhibits relationships with these areas, some of which have long since been pointed out.First, the Punic names preserved primarily on Punic and neo-Punic inscriptions (fig. 1 and 2) as well as in Cicero and on Latin inscriptions (these comprise about 3 percent of the total):2 Aris (Cic.Scaur.frg. 2. 6), a notable from Nora; btlslk (Punic, 32: Tharros), an architect; bb'l (Neo-punic, 8: Bitia), a sufete; bd' son of tbd' (Punic, 26: Nora); tbdh-son of t-(Punic, 32: Tharros), a sufete; tbdksr (Punic, 32: Tharros); tbdmlqrt son of Cbdmlqrt (Neo-punic, 6: Sulci); Cbdsg-(Punic, 32: Tharros); tbd'smn son of l)mlk (Punic, 9: near S. Niccolo Gerrei), sufete; Bostar (Cic.Scaur.frg. 2. 1), a notable from Nora; Cn.Domitius Sincaius (Cic.Scaur.43); Himilco ldnibalis (l)mlkt son of'dnbCI) (OIL 10. 7513 = Neo-punic, 5: Sulci); Himilco son of Himilco (l)mlkt) (OIL 10. 7513 = Neo-punic, 5: Sulci); l)mlkt (Punic, 9: near S. Niccolo Gerrei), sufete; l)my (Punic, 32: Tharros), sufete; l)nb tl (Punic, 34: Olbia); lulius M-sal (OIL 10. 7841: Vallermosa), sufete; ll)n' of bodmlqrt, son of l)n' (Punic, 23.2: S. Pietro); mgn (Punic, 29: Nora); mgn (Neo-punic, 6: Sulci), son of Cbdmlqrt; 1 See especially B. Terracini, "Gli studi linguistici sulla Sardegna preromana," Sardegna Romana, volume primo, Rome, 1936, 53-80; E. de Felice, "La Sardaigne dans la Mediterranee d'apres la Toponymie des Cl>tes," Proceedings of the Eighth International Oongress of Onomastic Sciences, The Hague, 1966, 147-173; V. Bertoldi, "Sardo-Punica," Parow del Passato 2 (1947) 3-38; G. Serra, "Appunti su l'elemento punico e libico nell'onomastica sarda," Vox Romanica 13 (1953/54) 51-65; G. Lilliu, review of G. Serra, Scritti vari di glottologia sarda, Studi Sardi 10-11 (1950-51) 579-594.pdy son of 'rs (Punic, 27 : Nora); phly' (= Pullius?) 'gbr (c/.Agbor: OIL 8.26701) son of mqr' (Neo-punic, 2: Sulci); pIks (= Felix) khrh~y (= Cressius?: cf.OIL 10. 5247) (Neo-punic, 2: Sulci); Phamea (Cic.Att.13.9; Fam. 7. 24.2); 'rkrl).(Neo-punic, 9: Tharros); Saturninus Cnbrys (Neo-punic, 8: Bitia); ~p' (Neo-punic, 7: Nora); ---son of 't~(Punic, 23.3: S. Pietro); czr (Punic, 32: Tharros); ---h (Neo-punic, 8: Bitia), sufete; ---hbrk son of ~dq (Neo-punic, 1: Sulci); ---rt (Punic, 32: Tharros).Further, many individuals bear nomina which are extremely common in Roman North Africa (about 4t percent of the total): Agria (S. 1. 247: Portotorres): common in Italy (IX: 8; X: 11; XIV: 11), but not in the North (V: 1; XI: 1); especially common in Mrica (VIII: 38);3 Apertia (S. 1. 60: Cagliari): VIII: 8; a total of 6 in V, IX, XI, and XIV; C. Apronius (S. 1. 25: Portotorres), Apronius Iuli-(S. 1. 74: Cagliari), C
Source: Names
Author: Robert J. Rowland
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2049756740