Description:
Part of the left-hand side of a marble panel (w: 0.38 x h: 0.43). 
Text:
Inscribed on one face. 
Letters:
Third century capitals: 0.06.  
Date:
Third century A.D. (lettering) 
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) 
[Imp(eratori)] Caẹ [s(ari) ·· ? ·· Pio]
[Fe(- - -)]lic(i) inui[cto Aug(usto) ·· ? ··]
[po(- - -)]nt(ifici) maxi[mo ·· ? ··]
Val(erius) Clạ[udius ·· ? ··]
5numini maie[statique eius deuotissimus]
cur(ante) Luc̣[·· ? ··]
[····]CA·[···· ? ······]
[···]LICINVI[·········· ? ··]
[···]NTMAXI[····· ? ··]
VALCL·[········ ? ··]
5NVMINIMAIE[···························]
CVRLV·[·· ? ··]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<expan>
<abbr>
Ca
<unclear reason="" >
e
</unclear>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Pio
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<abbr>
Fe
</abbr>
</supplied>
<abbr>
lic
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
</expan>
inui
<supplied reason="lost" >
cto
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<abbr>
po
</abbr>
</supplied>
<abbr>
nt
</abbr>
<ex>
ifici
</ex>
</expan>
maxi
<supplied reason="lost" >
mo
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Val
</abbr>
<ex>
erius
</ex>
</expan>
Cl
<unclear reason="" >
a
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
udius
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="5" />
numini
maie
<supplied reason="lost" >
statique
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
eius
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
deuotissimus
</supplied>
<lb n="6" />
<expan>
<abbr>
cur
</abbr>
<ex>
ante
</ex>
</expan>
Lu
<unclear reason="" >
c
</unclear>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>

Or L. V o [ ...

Translation:

To [Emperor] Caesar [·· ? ··Pius], Felix, unconquered, [Augustus, ·· ? ··], chief priest, [·· ? ··]; Valerius Claudius [·· ? ··, deeply devoted to his] divine power and majesty. Luc[·· ? ··] (or Lucius Vo[·· ? ··]) supervised (the project.)

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)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 775 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 775 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)

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