Description:
Fragments of two or more uniform panels of grey marble ( w: not calculable x h: 0.405 x d: 0.041). The surviving dimensions correspond exactly to those of the recess which contained the dedicatory inscription of the quadruple tetrapylon base in the Portico behind the Theatre, a monument of the characteristic Severan materials and workmanship, which may be conjectured to have been dedicated to Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta. Some of the surviving fragments, here attributed to Septimius Severus and Caracalla, could equally well refer to any of the four members of the Severan dynasty. 
Text:
Inscribed within a moulded border.  
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.09. 
Date:
A.D. 198-209 (reign) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Found in or near the Theatre.  
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) 
a
Imp[(eratori) Caes(ari)] diu[i Marci filio] diu[i Antonini Pii nepoti diui H]adrian[i pr]onep[oti diui Traiani Parthici abnepoti diui]
Ṇ[eruae adnepoti L(ucio) Septimio Seuero Pio Pertinaci] Aug(usto) [Arab]ico A[diabenico Parthico m]axim[o Lepticani pu]bli[ce]
b
[I]mp(eratoris) [C]aes(aris) L(uci) Ṣẹp̣t[im]i Seueri Pii Pert(inacis) [Au]g̣(usti) Arab(ici) [Adiab(enici) Parth(ici) max(imi) fil(lio) diui Marci nep(oti) diui Pii pronep(oti) diui Hadriani abnepo(oti)]
diui Traiani Part[hi]ci et di[ui Neruae adnep(oti) Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) M(arco) Aurellio Antonino Aug(usto) Parthico maximo Lepcitani] publice
a
IMP[·············]DIV[··············]DIV[·····························]ADRIAN[·····]ONEP[··············]
·[···············]AVG[·····]ICOA[·····················]AXIM[···············]BLI[···]
b
[··]MP[··]AESL···T[···]ISEVERIPIIPERT[···]·ARAB[··········]
DIVITRAIANIPART[···]CIETDI[················]PVBLICE
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<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
diu
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Marci
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
filio
</supplied>
diu
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Antonini
Pii
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
nepoti
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
diui
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
H
</supplied>
adrian
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
pr
</supplied>
onep
<supplied reason="lost" >
oti
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
diui
Traiani
Parthici
abnepoti
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
diui
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<unclear reason="" >
N
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
eruae
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
adnepoti
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucio
</ex>
</expan>
Septimio
Seuero
Pio
Pertinaci
</supplied>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Arab
</supplied>
ico
A
<supplied reason="lost" >
diabenico
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Parthico
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
m
</supplied>
axim
<supplied reason="lost" >
o
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Lepticani
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
pu
</supplied>
bli
<supplied reason="lost" >
ce
</supplied>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
I
</supplied>
mp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
C
</supplied>
aes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
<unclear reason="" >
Sep
</unclear>
t
<supplied reason="lost" >
im
</supplied>
i
Seueri
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
Pert
</abbr>
<ex>
inacis
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Au
</supplied>
<unclear reason="" >
g
</unclear>
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Arab
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
Adiab
</abbr>
<ex>
enici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Parth
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imi
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
lio
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Marci
<expan>
<abbr>
nep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
pronep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Hadriani
<expan>
<abbr>
abnepo
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
diui
Traiani
Part
<supplied reason="lost" >
hi
</supplied>
ci
et
di
<supplied reason="lost" >
ui
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Neruae
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
adnep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Aurellio
Antonino
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
Parthico
maximo
Lepcitani
</supplied>
publice
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

a. To emperor [Caesar, son]of deified [Marcus, grandson of] deified [Antoninus Pius], great grandson [of deified Hadrian, great great grandson of deified] N[erva, Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax] Augustus, [victor in Arab]ia, victor in A[diabene], greatest [victor in Parthia], the Lepcitanians publicly.

b. [To the son] of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pert[inax Au]gustus, victor in Arabia, [victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, grandson of deified Marcus, great grandson of deified Pius, great great grandson of deified Hadrian], great great great grandson of deified Trajan, victor in Parthia and of deified [Nerva, Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurellius Antoninus Augustus, greatest victor in Parthia, the Lepcitanians] publicly.

Commentary:

a) l. 2. Parthicus maximus. From 198.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.35)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.35)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.36)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.36)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.37)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXIV.37)

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