Territoire assigné ou territoire laissé ?

Territorial boundary markers, found at various distances to the east of Sufetula, presented on one of their two main faces the acronym PMSM. These letters have been interpreted in a number of different ways. We present a review of these documents in order to demonstrate that they related not to an a...

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Main Author: Ali Chérif
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: CNRS Éditions 2017-12-01
Series:Antiquités Africaines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/antafr/620
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Summary:Territorial boundary markers, found at various distances to the east of Sufetula, presented on one of their two main faces the acronym PMSM. These letters have been interpreted in a number of different ways. We present a review of these documents in order to demonstrate that they related not to an act of assignment of land to the Musunii, but rather to a delimitation between the territory of the Sufetula Musuniorum, founded as a Latin municipium on the lands of this tribe, and private areas.
ISSN:0066-4871
2117-539X