2. Dedication to Caelestis for health of emperors

Description:
Moulded marble base (w: 0.59 x h: 1.04 x d: 0.66) with socket for statue on top. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face (die, w: 0.44 x h: 0.55). 
Letters:
Second century capitals: 0.03.  
Date:
A.D. 177-180 (reign).  
Findspot:
Sabratha: Port area 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Sabratha Museum.  
Bibliography:
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum VIII:22689; Aurigemma, Notiziario archeologico del Ministero delle Colonie, 4 fascicules, Roma, 1915-1927 I:241 ff. and fig.; Africa Italiana (Rivista di Storia e d'Arte a cura del Ministero delle Colonie) 8 vols., Bergamo, 1927-1940, VII:134, fig. 2. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.  
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
[Do]minae Caelesti
[pro] salute Imp(eratorum)
[M(arci) A]ureli Antonini et
M(arci) Aureli Commodo (sic)
5Aug(ustorum) 〚[et Crispinae Aug(ustae)]〛
〚[---]〛
L(ucius) Aemilius Calpurni
anus Muse et Mucia
Pudentilla eius
10ob honorem
L(uci) Aemili Muciani et
Q(uinti) Aemili Augurini
quondam filiorum
piissimorum d(ederunt) d(edicauerunt)
[···]MINAECAELESTI
[····]SALVTEIMPP
[····]VRELIANTONINIET
MAVRELICOMMODO(sic)
5AVG〚[···]〛
〚[---]〛
LAEMILIVSCALPVRNI
ANVSMVSEETMVCIA
PVDENTILLAEIVS
10OBHONOREM
LAEMILIMVCIANIET
QAEMILIAVGVRINI
QVONDAMFILIORVM
PIISSIMORVMDD
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Do
</supplied>
minae
Caelesti
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
pro
</supplied>
salute
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
<am>
p
</am>
</abbr>
<ex>
eratorum
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arci
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
A
</supplied>
ureli
Antonini
et
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arci
</ex>
</expan>
Aureli
Commodo
<note>
sic
</note>
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustorum
</ex>
</expan>
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
et
Crispinae
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
<am>
g
</am>
</abbr>
<ex>
ustae
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="6" />
<del>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="line" />
</del>
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucius
</ex>
</expan>
Aemilius
Calpurni
<lb n="8" />
anus
Muse
et
Mucia
<lb n="9" />
Pudentilla
eius
<lb n="10" />
ob
honorem
<lb n="11" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Aemili
Muciani
et
<lb n="12" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uinti
</ex>
</expan>
Aemili
Augurini
<lb n="13" />
quondam
filiorum
<lb n="14" />
piissimorum
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
ederunt
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
edicauerunt
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

2, IMPP.:

5, AVGG.:

Translation:

To Mistress Caelestis, for the welfare of Emperors [Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Commodus, Augusti, [[and Crispina Augusta] [·· ? ··]]]; Lucius Aemilius Calpurnianus Muse and his wife, Mucia Pudentilla, gave and dedicated (this) on account of the honours paid to Lucius Aemilius Mucianus and Quintus Aemilius Augurinus, formerly their most dutiful sons.

Commentary:

Commodus' name (l. 4) was erased after his death in 192 but reinserted later.

Commodus was Augustus with his father from 177 to l80.

For the lost line 6 Aurigemma, loc. cit., suggests matris castrorum or matris senatus, titles which are not elsewhere attested for Crispina.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.X.23)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.X.23)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 860 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 860 Leica)

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