Description:
Two fragments from the upper left-hand corner of a marble panel (together, w: 0.19 x h: 0.31).  
Text:
Inscribed on one face. 
Letters:
Third century capitals: line 1, 0.05; remainder, 0.045. 
Date:
Third century A.D. (lettering, titulature). 
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) C[aes(ari) ·· ? ··]
po[nt(ifici) max(imo) ·· ? ··]
Persico m[aximo ·· ? ··]
pater [·· ? ··]
IMPC[······ ? ··]
PO[········· ? ··]
PERSICOM[········ ? ··]
PATER[·· ? ··]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
C
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<abbr>
aes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
po
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<abbr>
nt
</abbr>
<ex>
ifici
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imo
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
Persico
m
<supplied reason="lost" >
aximo
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="4" />
pater
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>

Translation:

To Emperor Caesar [·· ? ··, chief] priest [·· ? ··], greatest victor in Persia, [·· ? ··] father [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

Third century emperors with this title are Severus Alexander 222-235, Philip in 244, Gallienus 253-268, Vaballathus 270-271, Carus 282-3, Carinus 283-5, Diocletian 284-305. From the style of the lettering the inscription can hardly be later.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 218 (part))
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr CS 218 (part))
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 785 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 785 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 785 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 785 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 784 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 784 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)

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