436. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.46 x h: 0.97 x d: 0.41) of grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face. Found re-used as a bracket. An oblong hole has been cut between ll. 4 and 5.  
Letters:
Mannered Rustic capitals: 0.06-0.05. 
Date:
A.D. 198-209 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Theatre, South side of the rear portico. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
 
Bibliography:
Aurigemma, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libia, Roma (Ministero dell'Africa Italiana), vol. I, 1950 I:75. 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) 
〚P̣(ublio) [Septimio Ge]tae Caes(ari)〛
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris)
L(uci) Septimi Seueri Pii
Pertinacis Augusti
5Arabici Adiabenici
Parthici maximi
felicissimi p(atris) p(atriae) 〚filio〛
Curia Matidia
ex uoto statuit
〚·[············]TAECAES〛
IMPCAES
LSEPTIMISEVERIPII
PERTINACISAVGVSTI
5ARABICIADIABENICI
PARTHICIMAXIMI
FELICISSIMIPP〚FILIO〛
CVRIAMATIDIA
EXVOTOSTATVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
<unclear reason="" >
P
</unclear>
</abbr>
<ex>
ublio
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Septimio
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ge
</supplied>
tae
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
</del>
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septimi
Seueri
Pii
<lb n="4" />
Pertinacis
Augusti
<lb n="5" />
Arabici
Adiabenici
<lb n="6" />
Parthici
maximi
<lb n="7" />
felicissimi
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<del>
filio
</del>
<lb n="8" />
Curia
Matidia
<lb n="9" />
ex
uoto
statuit
</ab>

1, P(ublio) [Septimio Ge]tae Caes(ari): From 198 erased after damnatio in 212.

7, filio: Erased after damnatio in 212.

Translation:

To Publius Septimius Geta Caesar, son (all erased) of Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, most fortunate, father of the country; the Curia Matidia set this up in accordance with a vow.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1144 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1144 Leica)

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