362. Dedication to Hadrian

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.85 x h: 1.15 x d: 0.75) of cream marble. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (w: 0.54 x h: 0.84). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: ll, 1, 6, 7 and 8, 0.06; remainder, 0.05. 
Date:
A.D. 133 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, Temple of Liber Pater.  
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) Caes(ari) diui Traiani
Parthici filio diui Neruae n(epoti)
Traiano Hadriano Aug(usto)
pontif(ici) maximo trib(unicia) po-
5test(ate) XVII co(n)s(uli) III p(atri) p(atriae)
Lepcitani publice
per omnia conser[u]a-
tori suo
IMPCAESDIVITRAIANI
PARTHICIFILIODIVINERVAEN
TRAIANOHADRIANOAVG
PONTIFMAXIMOTRIBPO
5TESTXVIICOSIIIPP
LEPCITANIPVBLICE
PEROMNIACONSER[··]A
TORISVO
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Traiani
<lb n="2" />
Parthici
filio
diui
Neruae
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
epoti
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
Traiano
Hadriano
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
pontif
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
maximo
<expan>
<abbr>
trib
</abbr>
<ex>
unicia
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
po
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
test
</abbr>
<ex>
ate
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="17" >
XVII
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
co
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
uli
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="3" >
III
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atri
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="6" />
Lepcitani
publice
<lb n="7" />
per
omnia
conser
<supplied reason="lost" >
u
</supplied>
a
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
tori
suo
</ab>

Translation:

To emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, son of deified Trajan victor in Parthia, grandson of deified Nerva, chief priest, holding tribunician power for the seventeenth time, consul three times, father of the country; the Lepcitanians (set this up) publicly to one who was their preserver in all circumstances.

Commentary:

l. 5. trib. pot. XVII - 10 Dec. 132 - 9 Dec. 133.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XIV.5)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XIV.5)

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