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55. Dedication to Constantius II and Constans

Description:: Broken marble panel (w: 1.87 x h: 1.00 x d: 0.02).
Text:: Inscribed on the panel face.
Letters:: Fourth century capitals: 0.06-0.07. P1. III 3.
Date:: A.D. 340-350 (reign).
Findspot:: Sabratha: Stated to come from the East Forum Temple.
Original Location:: Unknown
Last recorded location:: Sabratha 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)

A[ede]ṃ Liberi Patris quam antiqua ruina c̣um lab[e ·· ? ··]
P̣ [ - - - ] ỊVS inṣ[ta]urationem EẠ [·· c. 5··]RISỌ [·· ? ··]
D(ominorum) n[(ostrorum) Fl(aui) Iu(- - -)]l(i) Constantii ṃ[aximi et Fl(aui) Iul(i) Co]nsta(n)tis max[imi triumphato]-
rum se[mper Aug]ustorum [·· c. 9··] am[·· ? ··]-
5rimum praesịḍịc̣ium u(iri) p(erfectissimi) Fl(aui) Victoris Calpurn[i ·· c. 8··] seṛ-
uauit hanc L(ucius) Aemilius Caelestinus duouir [quinquenn]alis fl[amen]
perp(etuus) amori patriae studiose respon[dit ·· c. 12··]ạ u(iro) p(erfectissimo)
[p]atrono prou(inciae) dedican[te ·· 25-30··]ṛ fecit
ex [decreto ordinis]

A[····]·LIBERIPATRISQVAMANTIQVARVINA·VMLAB[···· ? ··]
·[ - - - ]·VSIN·[···]VRATIONEME·[·· c. 5··]RIS·[·· ? ··]
DN[···············]LCONSTANTII·[···············]NSTATISMAX[···············]
RVMSE[·········]VSTORVM[·· c. 9··]AM[·· ? ··]
5RIMVMPRAES····IVMVPFLVICTORISCALPVRN[···· c. 8··]SE·
VAVITHANCLAEMILIVSCAELESTINVSDVOVIR[··········]ALISFL[·····]
PERPAMORIPATRIAESTVDIOSERESPON[······ c. 12··]·VP
[··]ATRONOPROVDEDICAN[····· 25-30··]·FECIT
EX[················]

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ede

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Liberi

Patris

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ruina

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lab

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urationem

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ris

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<abbr>

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ominorum

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ostrorum

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aui

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Constantii

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aximi

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aui

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Iul

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nsta

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tis

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max

imi

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triumphato

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rum

mper

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Aug

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ustorum

rimum

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idic

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ium

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iri

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erfectissimi

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aui

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Victoris

Calpurn

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uauit

hanc

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ucius

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Aemilius

Caelestinus

duouir

quinquenn

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alis

amen

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perp

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etuus

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amori

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iro

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erfectissimo

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atrono

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prou

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inciae

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dedican

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fecit

decreto

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ordinis

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3, DDN[N].

Translation:

The temple of Liber Pater which was ruined long ago, with destruction [·· ? ··] its renewal [·· ? ··] of our lords Flavius Julius Constantius Maximus and Flavius Julius Constans Maximus, triumphant and always Augusti, [·· ? ··]. The oversight of Flavius Victor Calpurnius, excellent man, preserved (it); Lucius Aemilius Caelestinus, duovir in a fifth year, perpetual flamen, responded zealously to his love of this country [·· ? ··] most distinguished patron of the province dedicated [·· ? ··] made ?this, in accordance with [a decree of the city council]