435. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.49 x h: 1.06 x d: 0.48) of hard but badly pitted grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.25 x h: 0.73). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: av. 0.04.  
Date:
A.D. 198-209. (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, North Temple (see 433). 
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) 
〚P(ublio) Septimio
Getae [Cae]s(ari)〛
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci)
Septimi Se-
5ueri Pii Per-
tinacis Aug(usti)
Arabici Adi-
abenici Par-
thici max(imi)
10felicissimi p(atris) p(atriae)
fil(io)
Lep(citani) S[e]pt(imiani) publ(ice) ex uo-
to posuerunt
〚PSEPTIMIO
GETAE[····]S〛
IMPCAESL
SEPTIMISE
5VERIPIIPER
TINACISAVG
ARABICIADI
ABENICIPAR
THICIMAX
10FELICISSIMIPP
FIL
LEPS[··]PTPVBLEXVO
TOPOSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
ublio
</ex>
</expan>
Septimio
<lb n="2" />
Getae
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Cae
</supplied>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
</del>
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
Septimi
Se
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
ueri
Pii
Per
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
tinacis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="7" />
Arabici
Adi
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
abenici
Par
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
thici
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imi
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
felicissimi
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="11" />
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
io
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="12" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Lep
</abbr>
<ex>
citani
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
S
<supplied reason="lost" >
e
</supplied>
pt
</abbr>
<ex>
imiani
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
publ
</abbr>
<ex>
ice
</ex>
</expan>
ex
uo
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
to
posuerunt
</ab>

1-2, P(ublio) Septimio Getae Caes(ari): From 198; erased after damnatio in 212.

Translation:

To Publius Septimius Geta Caesar (all erased) son of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, most fortunate, father of the country; the Septimian Lepcitanians set this up publicly in accordance with a vow.

Commentary:

ll. 8-9. L. Septimius Severus was Parthicus maximus from 198.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 842)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 842)

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