437. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.49 x h: 1.01 x d: 0.53) of grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on two faces at the same period. a) on the face, within a border consisting of a single scored line (die, w: 0.42 x h: 0.81); b) on the left-hand face, at the top.  
Letters:
a) irregular capitals: 0.03-0.04. b) Lettering: 0.025. 
Date:
198-209 A.D. (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, N Temple (see 433). 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
U. Ciotti, Bollettino dell'Istituto Nazionale d'Arte e d'Archeologia XI:114-8, pl.XXV.1. 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
〚P(ublio) [Septimio] G̣[etae]〛
〚nobilissimo C̣ạ[es(ari)]〛
Septimia Tyros
Colonia Metropolis
5Phoenices et aliarum
ciuitatium
b
Curante Septimio
Heraclito
a
〚P[·········]·[·····]〛
〚NOBILISSIMO··[·······]〛
SEPTIMIATYROS
COLONIAMETROPOLIS
5PHOENICESETALIARVM
CIVITATIVM
b
CVRANTESEPTIMIO
HERACLITO
<div type="textpart" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
ublio
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Septimio
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
G
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
etae
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="2" />
<del>
nobilissimo
<expan>
<abbr>
<unclear reason="" >
Ca
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
es
</supplied>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</supplied>
</expan>
</del>
<lb n="3" />
Septimia
Tyros
<lb n="4" />
Colonia
Metropolis
<lb n="5" />
Phoenices
et
aliarum
<lb n="6" />
ciuitatium
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Curante
Septimio
<lb n="2" />
Heraclito
</ab>
</div>

a.1-2, P. Septimius Geta was Caesar from 198; these lines erased after damnatio in 212.

Translation:

(a) To Publius Septimius Geta, most noble Caesar (all erased) the colony of Septimia Tyre, metropolis of Phoenicia and of other cities. (b) Septimius Heraclitus, saw to the erection.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 838)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 838)

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