Fragmentary dedication to Severan familyJ. M. Reynolds J. B. Ward-Perkins
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Republished from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British
School at Rome, 1952.
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ArabicEnglishFrenchGermanAncient GreekTransliterated GreekModern GreekHebrewItalianLatinPunicNative Libyan language in Latin scriptTripolitaniaLibyaLeptis Magna2008-09-09ZAconverted using CHET-C2009-05-19RVAdded Figures2009-08-24RVAdded Figures
Description of Monument
Ten fragments, probably all from the same marblepanel
(the largest, 0.350.320.035, top edge survives).
Description of Text
Inscribed on one face.
Description of Letters
Lapidary capitals: 0.08.
Date
A.D. 209-10
(titulature)
Locations
Lepcis Magna:
Theatre.
Unknown
Findspot
Bibliography
Not previously published.
Text constituted from
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins)
Text
ImperatorSeptimiSeueriAdiabenici
iPa
riab
ri
pi
CaesarPiiPertinacis
IIthi
ic
etthi
t
The following reconstruction of the text is possible; it assumes a date after the assumption by the emperors of the title Britannicus in 210.ImperatoriCaesariImperatorisCaesarisLuciSeptimiSeueriPiiPertinacisAugustiArabiciAdiabeniciParthicimaximiBritannicimaximifilioetImperatorisCaesarisMarciAureliAntoniniAugustiPiiParthicimaximiBritannicimaximifratriPublioSeptimioGetaePioAugusto
Apparatus
The titles of Septimius Severus and probably of Caracalla, with the erased name of Geta, can be distinguished.
Translation
Translation of the conjectured reconstruction To emperor Caesar, son of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, greatest victor in Britain, and brother of Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pius, greatest victor in Britain, Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus