48. Dedicationto Philip by Sabratha
- 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)
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
arco
</ex>
Iulio
Philippo
<lb
n="2"
/>
nobilissimo
Cae
<lb
n="3"
type="worddiv"
/>
sari
Pio
<expan>
<abbr>
Fel
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ici
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
usto
</ex>
<lb
n="4"
/>
principi
iuuentutis
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
omino
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ostro
</ex>
<lb
n="5"
/>
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
eratoris
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
aris
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
arci
</ex>
Iuli
Philip
<lb
n="6"
type="worddiv"
/>
pi
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
Fel
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
icis
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
usti
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
omini
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ostri
</ex>
filio
<lb
n="7"
/>
<expan>
<abbr>
Sabr
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
athenses
</ex>
<expan>
<abbr>
publ
</abbr>
<ex>
</expan>
ice
</ex>
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.
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