Description:
Marble panel (w: 0.58 x h: 0.74).  
Text:
Inscribed on one face. 
Letters:
Third century capitals, mainly lapidary: 0.05-0.065.  
Date:
A.D. 247-249 (reign).  
Findspot:
Sabratha: Capitolium, found in the vaults; see note on 1
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
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) 
M(arco) Iulio Philippo
nobilissimo Cae-
sari Pio Fel(ici) Aug(usto)
principi iuuentutis d(omino) n(ostro)
5Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Iuli Philip-
pi Pii Fel(icis) Aug(usti) d(omini) n(ostri) filio
Sabr(athenses) publ(ice)
MIVLIOPHILIPPO
NOBILISSIMOCAE
SARIPIOFELAVG
PRINCIPIIVVENTVTISDN
5IMPCAESMIVLIPHILIP
PIPIIFELAVGDNFILIO
SABRPVBL
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Iulio
Philippo
<lb n="2" />
nobilissimo
Cae
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
sari
Pio
<expan>
<abbr>
Fel
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
principi
iuuentutis
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
omino
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
ostro
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arci
</ex>
</expan>
Iuli
Philip
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
pi
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
Fel
</abbr>
<ex>
icis
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
omini
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
ostri
</ex>
</expan>
filio
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Sabr
</abbr>
<ex>
athenses
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
publ
</abbr>
<ex>
ice
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

To Marcus Julius Philippus, most noble Caesar, Pius, Felix, Augustus, chief of the youth, our lord, son of Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus, Pius, Felix, Augustus, our lord; the people of Sabratha (set this up) publicly.

Commentary:

l. 3. Augustus 247-249.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 781 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 781 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)

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