Description:
Moulded base of marble (w: 0.62 x h: 1.53 x d: 1.70). 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.31 x h: 0.80); ll. 1-2 are cut above the die; there are formal sprays at either end of l. 1 and at the end of l. 25.  
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: l. 1, 0.05; remainder, 0.03-0.035. 
Date:
Fourth century A.D. (lettering).  
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Severan Basilica, West colonnade at the south end.  
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
A. Degrassi, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libia, Roma (Ministero dell'Africa Italiana), vol. I, 1950, III 1954. J.H. Oliver, American Journal of Philology 1955 LXXVI:100. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952; including revisions from J. M. Reynolds, 'Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania: A Supplement', Proceedings of the British School at Rome 23 (1955), 124-147 
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
Nepotianii
Fl(auio) Nepotiano u(iro) p(erfectissimo) com(iti) et praesidi prouin(ciae) Trip(olitanae)
iustitia et integritati prae-
cipuo moderatione ac benigni-
5tatẹ praestantissimo abstinen-
tiae et honestatis officiorumq(ue)
omnium cultori rei etiam mili-
taris peritissimo armis consi-
li(i)sq(ue) incomparabili quod idem
10ordines uniuersosq(ue) prouin-
ciales iuridicendo f̣ide bene-
uolentia multis beneficiis
cumụḷạuerit quod barbaro-
rum insolentiam exercitio
15scientiae militaris adtriberit
quod limitis defensionem tui-
tionemq(ue) perpetuam futuris etia(m)
temporibus munitam securamq(ue)
ab omni hostile incursione prae-
20stiterit quod ciuitatum moenia ope-
rum instauratione uel nouitate de-
corauerit ordo ciuitatis Lepcimag(nensis)
cum populo statuam marmoream
ob haec merita decretis et sufragiis
25concinnentibus conlocauit
NEPOTIANII
FLNEPOTIANOVPCOMETPRAESIDIPROVINTRIP
IVSTITIAETINTEGRITATIPRAE
CIPVOMODERATIONEACBENIGNI
5TAT·PRAESTANTISSIMOABSTINEN
TIAEETHONESTATISOFFICIORVMQ
OMNIVMCVLTORIREIETIAMMILI
TARISPERITISSIMOARMISCONSI
LISQINCOMPARABILIQVODIDEM
10ORDINESVNIVERSOSQPROVIN
CIALESIVRIDICENDO·IDEBENE
VOLENTIAMVLTISBENEFICIIS
CVM···VERITQVODBARBARO
RVMINSOLENTIAMEXERCITIO
15SCIENTIAEMILITARISADTRIBERIT
QVODLIMITISDEFENSIONEMTVI
TIONEMQPERPETVAMFVTVRISETIA
TEMPORIBVSMVNITAMSECVRAMQ
ABOMNIHOSTILEINCVRSIONEPRAE
20STITERITQVODCIVITATVMMOENIAOPE
RVMINSTAVRATIONEVELNOVITATEDE
CORAVERITORDOCIVITATISLEPCIMAG
CVMPOPVLOSTATVAMMARMOREAM
OBHAECMERITADECRETISETSVFRAGIIS
25CONCINNENTIBVSCONLOCAVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Nepotianii
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Fl
</abbr>
<ex>
auio
</ex>
</expan>
Nepotiano
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iro
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
erfectissimo
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
com
</abbr>
<ex>
iti
</ex>
</expan>
et
praesidi
<expan>
<abbr>
prouin
</abbr>
<ex>
ciae
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Trip
</abbr>
<ex>
olitanae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
iustitia
et
integritati
prae
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
cipuo
moderatione
ac
benigni
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
tat
<unclear reason="" >
e
</unclear>
praestantissimo
abstinen
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
tiae
et
honestatis
<expan>
<abbr>
officiorumq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="7" />
omnium
cultori
rei
etiam
mili
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
taris
peritissimo
armis
<expan>
<abbr>
consi
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
li
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
<abbr>
sq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
incomparabili
quod
idem
<lb n="10" />
ordines
<expan>
<abbr>
uniuersosq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
prouin
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
ciales
iuridicendo
<unclear reason="damage" >
f
</unclear>
ide
bene
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
uolentia
multis
beneficiis
<lb n="13" />
cum
<unclear reason="damage" >
ula
</unclear>
uerit
quod
barbaro
<lb n="14" type="worddiv" />
rum
insolentiam
exercitio
<lb n="15" />
scientiae
militaris
adtriberit
<lb n="16" />
quod
limitis
defensionem
<expan>
<abbr>
tui
<lb n="17" type="worddiv" />
tionemq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
perpetuam
futuris
<expan>
<abbr>
etia
</abbr>
<ex>
m
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="18" />
temporibus
munitam
<expan>
<abbr>
securamq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="19" />
ab
omni
hostile
incursione
prae
<lb n="20" type="worddiv" />
stiterit
quod
ciuitatum
moenia
ope
<lb n="21" type="worddiv" />
rum
instauratione
uel
nouitate
de
<lb n="22" type="worddiv" />
corauerit
ordo
ciuitatis
<expan>
<abbr>
Lepcimag
</abbr>
<ex>
nensis
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="23" />
cum
populo
statuam
marmoream
<lb n="24" />
ob
haec
merita
decretis
et
sufragiis
<lb n="25" />
concinnentibus
conlocauit
</ab>

3, sic

12, ...(a)uitis beneficiis, Degrassi; benevolentia multis beneficiis cumulauerit., Oliver: Professor Oliver's proposal is certainly the correct one.

24, sufragiis: sic.

Translation:

(In honour) of Flavius Nepotianus. To Flavius Nepotianus excellent man (of equestrian status), count and governor of the province of Tripolitania, in justice and integrity an outstanding man, in good guidance and benevolence exceptional, concerned for benevolence and honourable feeling and all public duties, very knowledgeable also in military science, experienced in arms and councils of war; because he provided with benevolence many benefits to councils and to all inhabitants of the province by dispensing justice with good faith; because he wore down the arrogance of the barbarians by the exercise of military skill; because he provided permanent defense and protection of the frontier even for the future times and secure against every hostile invader; because he adorned the walls of the cities by renewal of works or new building; the council of the city of Lepcis Magna, with the people, put up a marble statue on account of these merits, with decrees and votes (all) in accord.

Commentary:

l. 2. Fl. Nepotianus. Perhaps to be connected with the Nepotianus PW XVI, 2513,5, correspondent of Ausonius.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 112 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 112 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 113 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 113 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 114 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 114 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 49.I.42)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 49.I.42)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 222 Lastre)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 222 Lastre)

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