402. Dedication to Julia Domna

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.51 x h: 0.94 x d: 0.49) of rather pitted brown limestone,  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel, the upper part of which is broken away. Uniform with 390, 419, 433. (die w: 0.30 x h: 0.50). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.035.  
Date:
Between 10 Dec 199 and 9 Dec 200 (prosopography of dedicators; from IRT 390, 419).  
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the exedra at the South East angle. 
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) 
[Iulia Augustae]
[matri castrorum]
[matri Augustorum]
coniugi inụịc̣[ti]
5Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septimi
Seueri Pii Perti-
nacis Aug(usti) Arab(ici)
Adiabenici Par-
thici maximi
10M(arcus) Calpurnius Geta
Attianus et
M(arcus)Calpurnius Attia-
nus fil(ius) numini eorum
deuotissimi posuerunt
[···············]
[······]
[······]
CONIVGIIN···[···]
5IMPCAESLSEPTIMI
SEVERIPIIPERTI
NACISAVGARAB
ADIABENICIPAR
THICIMAXIMI
10MCALPVRNIVSGETA
ATTIANVSET
MCALPVRNIVSATTIA
NVSFILNVMINIEORVM
DEVOTISSIMIPOSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Iulia
Augustae
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
matri
castrorum
</supplied>
<lb n="3" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
matri
Augustorum
</supplied>
<lb n="4" />
coniugi
in
<unclear reason="damage" >
uic
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ti
</supplied>
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septimi
<lb n="6" />
Seueri
Pii
Perti
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
nacis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Arab
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
Adiabenici
Par
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
thici
maximi
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
Geta
<lb n="11" />
Attianus
et
<lb n="12" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
Attia
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
nus
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
ius
</ex>
</expan>
numini
eorum
<lb n="14" />
deuotissimi
posuerunt
</ab>

Translation:

[To Julia Augusta, mother of the camps, mother of the Augusti], wife of unconquered emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia; Marcus Calpurnius Geta Attianus and Marcus Calpurnius Attianus, his son, set this up, being most devoted to their divine power.

Commentary:

l.11. M. Calpurnius Geta Attianus. Also in 390 , ll. 9-10; 419, ll. 9-10; 433, l. 8.

l.13. M. Calpurnius Attianus filius. Also in 390 , ll. 11-12; 419, ll. 11-12; 433, l. 10.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 920)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 920)

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