440. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.45 x h: 0.88 x d: 0.52 ) of coarse grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.24 x h: 0.73). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.04. 
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) Sept[imi]o〛
〚[Getae - - - ]〛
〚[nobilissimo]〛
〚[Caesari]〛
5Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septim[i]
Seueri Pii
Aug(usti) [〚filio〛]
M(arcus) Vlpius Cerealis
proc(urator) Aug(ustorum)
10posuit
〚LSEPT[····]O〛
〚[······ - - - ]〛
〚[············]〛
〚[········]〛
5IMPCAESLSEPTIM[··]
SEVERIPII
AVG[······]
MVLPIVSCEREALIS
PROCAVG
10POSVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucio
</ex>
</expan>
Sept
<supplied reason="lost" >
imi
</supplied>
o
</del>
<lb n="2" />
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Getae
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" extentmax="4" />
</del>
<lb n="3" />
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
nobilissimo
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="4" />
<del>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Caesari
</supplied>
</del>
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
aris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septim
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<lb n="6" />
Seueri
Pii
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
<del>
filio
</del>
</supplied>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
M
</abbr>
<ex>
arcus
</ex>
</expan>
Vlpius
Cerealis
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
proc
</abbr>
<ex>
urator
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustorum
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
posuit
</ab>

4, L. Septimius Geta was Caesar from 198; the first 4 lines erased after damnatio in 212.

9, AVGG.

Translation:

To Lucius Septimius Geta [·· ? ··], most noble Caesar, son (all erased) of emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus; Marcus Ulpius Cerealis, equestrian agent of the Augusti, set this up.

Commentary:

l. 8. M. Ulpius Cerealis. Also in 388, l. 10.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 833)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 833)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.26)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.26)

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