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275. Votive to the Gods of Lepcis

Description:: Marble panel reconstructed from fragments (w: 0.51 x h: 0.49), the bottom right- hand corner missing.
Text:: Inscribed on one face.
Letters:: Second century A.D. capitals, with some Rustic forms: 0.40-0.035.
Date:: After A.D. 79 (deification of Vespasian)
Findspot:: Lepcis Magna: Found in the Forum Vetus, near the Temple of Liber Pater
Original Location:: Unknown
Last recorded location:: Lepcis Museum.
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)

Dibus Lepcis Magnae
M(arcus) Vipsanius Clemens redemtor
marmorarius templi Liberi
Patris d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) u(otum) s(oluit) sub cura
Q(uinti) Seruili Candidi amatoris patriae
amatoris ciuium ornatoris [patriae]
flaminis diui Vespas[iani ·· 8-9··]

DIBVSLEPCISMAGNAE
MVIPSANIVSCLEMENSREDEMTOR
MARMORARIVSTEMPLILIBERI
PATRISDSPVSSVBCVRA
QSERVILICANDIDIAMATORISPATRIAE
AMATORISCIVIVMORNATORIS[········]
FLAMINISDIVIVESPAS[······· 8-9··]

<ab>

Dibus

Lepcis

Magnae

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

arcus

</ex>

</expan>

Vipsanius

Clemens

redemtor

marmorarius

templi

Liberi

Patris

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ecunia

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

otum

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

oluit

</ex>

</expan>

sub

cura

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

uinti

</ex>

</expan>

Seruili

Candidi

amatoris

patriae

amatoris

ciuium

ornatoris

patriae

</supplied>

flaminis

diui

Vespas

iani

</supplied>

</ab>

Translation:

To the gods of Lepcis Magna, Marcus Vipsanius Clemens, marble-merchant, for the temple of Liber Pater, paid his vow at his own expenses; under the administration of Quintus Servilius Candidus, lover of his country, lover of the citizens, adorner of [his country], flamen (local priest) of the deified Vespasian [·· ? ··].