418. Dedication to Caracalla

Description:
Moulded base of marble (w: 0.66 x h: 1.42 x d: 0.64). 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.35 x h: 0.65). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.055. 
Date:
A.D. 197 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the Temple of Liber Pater. 
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) Aurellio Antoni-
no Caes(ari) imp(eratori)
destinato Imperato-
ris L(uci) Septimi
5Seueri Pii Perti-
nacis Aug(usti)
Arabici Adiabenici
filio Lep(citani) publ(ice)
MAVRELLIOANTONI
NOCAESIMP
DESTINATOIMPERATO
RISLSEPTIMI
5SEVERIPIIPERTI
NACISAVG
ARABICIADIABENICI
FILIOLEPPVBL
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arco
</ex>
</expan>
Aurellio
Antoni
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
no
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="3" />
destinato
Imperato
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
ris
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septimi
<lb n="5" />
Seueri
Pii
Perti
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
nacis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="7" />
Arabici
Adiabenici
<lb n="8" />
filio
<expan>
<abbr>
Lep
</abbr>
<ex>
citani
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
publ
</abbr>
<ex>
ice
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

To Marcus Aurellius Antoninus Caesar, nominated to be emperor, son of Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, the Lepcitanians publicly.

Commentary:

l. 3. imperator destinatus in 197.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.10)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.10)

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