THE ASCOLI INSCRIPTION (CIL I, 709)

This is a Roman inscription which guarantees the Roman citizenship granting to some Spaniards as an award for their military services.

"[C]n. Pompeius Sex. (f. imperator) virtutis caussa / equites hispanos ceives [romanos fecit in cast]reis apud Ausculum a. d. XIV k. dec. ex lege Iulia. In consilio [fuerunt]: L. Gellius L. f. Tro." (Here follows a long list of council members)

"TURMA SALLUITANA

Sanibelser Adingibas f. Illurtibas Bilustibas f. Estopeles Ordennas f.

^xTorsinno Austinco f.

Bagarensis Cacusin Chadar f.

Ucenses ... Sosimilus f. ... Irsecel f. ... Elgaun f. ... Nespaiser f.

Ilerdenses Otacilius Suisetarten f. Cn. Cornelius Nesille f. P. Eabiuis Enasagin f.

Begensis Turtumelis Atanscer f.

Segienses Sosinaden Sosinasae f. Sosimilus Sosinasae f. Urgidar Luspanar f. Gurtarno Biurno f. Elandus Ennegenses f. Agirnes Benabels f. Nalbeaden Agerno f. Arranes Arbiscar f. Umargibas Luspangib. f.

Ennegensis Beles Umarbeles f. Turinnus Adimels f. Ordumeles Burdo f.

Libenses Bastugitas

^xAdimels f. Umarillun Tabbantu f.

Suconsenses Belennes Albennes f. Atullo Tautindals f.

Illversensis Balciadin Balcibil f.

Cn. Pompeius Sex. f. imperator virtutis caussa Turmam Salluitanam donavit in castreis apud Asculum cornuculo et Patella, torque, armilla, palereis et frumenium duplex"

The majority of these names is Iberian and it can be notice that there are compounds whose bases use to repeat. Some of these names reconstructed as their bases are documented in Iberian writing:

Notice some adaptations to the Latin phonetics and the trancription of some progressive assimilations which aren't transcribed in the native writing (so -lt- as -L(L)- and -nb- as -M-).