407. Dedication to Julia Domna

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.505 x h: 0.93 x d: 0.505) of brown limestone.  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.305 x h: 0.73). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals 0.06-0.055. 
Date:
A.D. 193-211 (reign) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: In the portico behind the Theatre, South side. 
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) 
Iuliae Aug(ustae)
matri
August〚o[rum]〛
et castrorum
5 D(ecimus) Clodius Galba
proc(urator)
IVLIAEAVG
MATRI
AVGVST〚O[····]〛
ETCASTRORVM
5DCLODIVSGALBA
PROC
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Iuliae
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
matri
<lb n="3" />
August
<del>
o
<supplied reason="lost" >
rum
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="4" />
et
castrorum
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
D
</abbr>
<ex>
ecimus
</ex>
</expan>
Clodius
Galba
<lb n="6" />
<expan>
<abbr>
proc
</abbr>
<ex>
urator
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

3, August[[o[rum]]]: See 403, n 2.

Translation:

To Julia Augusta, mother of the Augusti (revised to the singular) and of the camps; Decimus Clodius Galba, equestrian imperial agent.

Commentary:

l. 5. D. Clodius Galba. Also in 395, ll. 15-19; 424, ll. 13-17.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 117 Lastre)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 117 Lastre)

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