438. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.47 x h: 0.71 x d: 0.51) of very coarse grey limestone, badly weathered.  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.25 x h: 0.50). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: ll. 1-9, 0.-04; ll. 10-12, 0.02-0.03. 
Date:
A.D. 198-209. (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, North Temple (see 433). 
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) 
〚L(ucio) S[ep]t[i]mio Ge-
tae Caes(ari)〛
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Sep-
ṭịṃị Ṣeueri Pii
5Pertinacis Aug(usti) Ara-
bici Adiabenici
Parthici max(imi)
fil(io) et
Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Aurelli
10Antonini Aug(usti) fratr-
i Messius Atticus
prim(us) sacerd(os) uot(um) sol(uit)
〚LS[···]T[··]MIOGE
TAECAES〛
IMPCAESLSEP
·····EVERIPII
5PERTINACISAVGARA
BICIADIABENICI
PARTHICIMAX
FILET
IMPCAESMAVRELLI
10ANTONINIAVGFRATR
IMESSIVSATTICVS
PRIMSACERDVOTSOL
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<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucio
</ex>
</expan>
S
<supplied reason="lost" >
ep
</supplied>
t
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
mio
Ge
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
tae
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
</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>
Sep
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
<unclear reason="" >
timi
</unclear>
<unclear reason="" >
S
</unclear>
eueri
Pii
<lb n="5" />
Pertinacis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
Ara
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
bici
Adiabenici
<lb n="7" />
Parthici
<expan>
<abbr>
max
</abbr>
<ex>
imi
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
fil
</abbr>
<ex>
io
</ex>
</expan>
et
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arci
</ex>
</expan>
Aurelli
<lb n="10" />
Antonini
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
fratr
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
i
Messius
Atticus
<lb n="12" />
<expan>
<abbr>
prim
</abbr>
<ex>
us
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
sacerd
</abbr>
<ex>
os
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
uot
</abbr>
<ex>
um
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
sol
</abbr>
<ex>
uit
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

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

Translation:

To Lucius 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, and brother of emperor Caesar Marcus Aurellius Antoninus Augustus, Messius Atticus, first priest, paid his vow.

Commentary:

l. 7. L. Septimius Severus was Parthicus maximus from 198.

l. 11. Messius Atticus. Also in 408, l. 4; 439, l. 13.

l. 12. primus sacerdos. See also ILS 4184.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 832)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 832)

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