44. Dedication to Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea by Sabratha

Description:
Two sections of a marble panel (w: 0.31 x h: 0.73 and w: 0.20 x h: 0.73). 
Text:
Inscribed on one face. 
Letters:
Lapidary capitals: 0.07-0.06.  
Date:
A.D. 222-235 (reign). 
Findspot:
Sabratha: Capitolium, found in the vaults; see note on 1. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. 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) 
[---]
2diui M[agni Antonini fili]
〚Imp(eratoris)〛 〚C[aes(aris) M(arci) Aureli Seueri]〛
〚Alex[andri] Pii F[elicis Augusti]〛
5〚pon[tificis ma]ximi [tribunicia]〛
〚pote[state - - - ] co(n)s(ulis) [ - - - p(atris) p(atriae) et]〛
〚Iulia[e Mamaeae matris Aug(usti)]〛
et ca[strorum et Senatus et patriae]
Sa[brathenses publice]
[---]
2DIVIM[···················]
〚IMP〛〚C[···········]〛
〚ALEX[······]PIIF[···············]〛
5〚PON[···········]XIMI[···········]〛
〚POTE[······ - - - ]COS[ - - - ··]〛
〚IVLIA[··········]〛
ETCA[···········]
SA[···················]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="line" />
<lb n="2" />
diui
M
<supplied reason="lost" >
agni
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Antonini
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
fili
</supplied>
<lb n="3" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
</del>
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
C
<supplied reason="lost" >
aes
</supplied>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arci
</ex>
</expan>
Aureli
Seueri
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="4" />
<del>
Alex
<supplied reason="lost" >
andri
</supplied>
Pii
F
<supplied reason="lost" >
elicis
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Augusti
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="5" />
<del>
pon
<supplied reason="lost" >
tificis
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ma
</supplied>
ximi
<supplied reason="lost" >
tribunicia
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="6" />
<del>
pote
<supplied reason="lost" >
state
</supplied>
<num >
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" extentmax="4" />
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
co
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
ulis
</ex>
</expan>
<num >
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" extentmax="4" />
</num>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
et
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="7" />
<del>
Iulia
<supplied reason="lost" >
e
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Mamaeae
matris
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="8" />
et
ca
<supplied reason="lost" >
strorum
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
et
Senatus
et
patriae
</supplied>
<lb n="9" />
Sa
<supplied reason="lost" >
brathenses
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
publice
</supplied>
</ab>

4, Felix Augustus: 222-235.

3-4, Erased with continuous horizontal strokes after his death in 235.

Translation:

[·· ? ·· of the son] of deified [Antoninus] M[agnus], Emperor Caesar [Marcus Aurelius Severus] Alexander, Pius, Felix, [Augustus], chief priest,holding [tribunician] power [for the ? time], consul [? times, father of the country and of] Julia [Mamaea, mother of Augustus] and of the camps [and of the senate and of the country]; the people of Sabratha (set this up publicly).

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 776 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 776 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)

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