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D(is) M(anibus) // Q(uinti) Candidi Benigni fab(ri) tig(nuarii) c/orp(orati) Ar(elatis) ars cui summa fuit / fabricae studium doctrin(ae) / pudorque quem magni / artifices semper dix{s}ere / magistrum doctior hoc ne/mo fuit potuit quem vinc/ere nemo organa qui nosse/t facere aquarum aut duce/re cursum hic co<v=n>viva fui/t dulcis nosset qui pascere / amicos ingenio studio / docilis animoque benig/nus Candidia Quintina / patri dulcissimo et Val(eria) / Maxsimina(!) coniugi kar(issimo)

To the God-Spirits of the Dead. (Sarcophagus) of Quintus Candidius Benignus carpenter/builder of the corporation at Arles, whose artfulness was the greatest (of all), (as was his) dedication to the science of making things and (his) modesty; whom great artisans have always called (their) master. None was more learned than him, whom none could surpass who knew how to make hydraulic machines or lead the flow (of water). He was a sweet husband, who knew how to cherish his friends, tractable through his inborn kindness, and gentle of heart. Candidia Quintia (has made this) for her sweetest father, and Valeria Maximina for her dearest husband.  

 

Tran 2011b: 119:

Aux dieux Manes de Quintus Candidius Benignus, membre du corps des charpentiers d'Arles. Le plus grand savoir-faire artisanal, l'intense application, Ie savoir et la retenue Ie caracterisaient, lui que les grands artisans ont toujours qualifie de maitre. Personne ne fut plus savant, personne ne pouvait Ie surpasser, lui qui savait construire des machines hydrauliques ou diriger Ie flux des eaux. C'était un doux convive qui savait nourrir ses amis, doté d'un caractère docile et d'une âme bienveillante. Candidia Quintina, au plus doux des pères, et Valeria Maximina, au plus cher époux.