433. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.50 x h: 0.92 x d: 0.57) of fine brown limestone. One of the eight inscriptions in honour of Geta found together re-used in a late wall.  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.30 x h: 0.61). See also 435, 437 - 440, 443 and 444. Uniform with 390, 402, 419. 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.035. 
Date:
Between 10th Dec 199 and 9th Dec 200 (titulature; from 390, 419).  
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, North Temple.  
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Aurigemma, Africa Italiana (Rivista di Storia e d'Arte a cura del Ministero delle Colonie) 8 vols., Bergamo, 1927-1940 VIII:9-10. 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) 
〚P(ublio) [Septimio Getae]〛
〚[Caes(ari)]〛
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septimi
Seueri Pii Pertina-
5cis Aug(usti) Arab(ici) Adiab(enici)
Parth(ici) max(imi) felicis-
simi p(atris) p(atriae) 〚filio〛
M(arcus) Calpurnius Geta
Attianus et
10M(arcus) Calpurnius At-
tianus fil(ius)
numini eorum de-
uotissimi posuerunt
〚P[···············]〛
〚[·····]〛
IMPCAESLSEPTIMI
SEVERIPIIPERTINA
5CISAVGARABADIAB
PARTHMAXFELICIS
SIMIPP〚FILIO〛
MCALPVRNIVSGETA
ATTIANVSET
10MCALPVRNIVSAT
TIANVSFIL
NVMINIEORVMDE
VOTISSIMIPOSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
ublio
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Septimio
Getae
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="2" />
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="3" />
<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="4" />
Seueri
Pii
Pertina
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
cis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Arab
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Adiab
</abbr>
<ex>
enici
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="6" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Parth
</abbr>
<ex>
ici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imi
</ex>
</expan>
felicis
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
simi
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<del>
filio
</del>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
Geta
<lb n="9" />
Attianus
et
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Calpurnius
At
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
tianus
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
ius
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="12" />
numini
eorum
de
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
uotissimi
posuerunt
</ab>

1-2, [[P. Septimio Getae Caesari]]: Erased after damnatio in 212.

7, [[filio]]: Erased after damnatio in 212.

Translation:

To Publius Septimius Geta Caesar (all erased) son of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, most fortunate, father of the country, Marcus Calpurnius Gela Attianus and Marcus Calpurnius Attianus, his son, deeply devoted to their divine power, set this up.

Commentary:

ll. 8-9. M. Calpurnius Geta Attianus. Also in 390, ll. 9-10; 402, ll. 10-11; 419, ll. 9-10.

ll. 8-9. M. Calpurnius Attianus filius. Also in 390, ll. 11-12; 402, ll. 12-13; 419, ll. 11-12.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 836)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 836)

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