444. Dedication to Geta

Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.51 x h: 0.81 x d: 0.51) of rather coarse grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.29 x h: 0.59). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.03-0.035. 
Date:
A.D. 209-211 (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) 
〚P(ublio) [Septimio Geta]e
Aug(usto)〛
Imp(eratoris) Caesaris L(uci) Septi-
mi Seueri Pii Pertina-
5cis Aug(usti) Arabici Adia-
benici Parthici ma-
ximi felicissimi p(atris) p(atriae)
[〚filio〛]
Q(uintus) Pompeius Cerealis
10Felix proc(urator) Aug(ustorum) de-
uotissimus numini
eius posuit
〚P[··············]E
AVG〛
IMPCAESARISLSEPTI
MISEVERIPIIPERTINA
5CISAVGARABICIADIA
BENICIPARTHICIMA
XIMIFELICISSIMIPP
[······]
QPOMPEIVSCEREALIS
10FELIXPROCAVGDE
VOTISSIMVSNVMINI
EIVSPOSVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<del>
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
ublio
</ex>
</expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Septimio
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Geta
</supplied>
e
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
</del>
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
Caesaris
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
uci
</ex>
</expan>
Septi
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
mi
Seueri
Pii
Pertina
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
cis
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
Arabici
Adia
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
benici
Parthici
ma
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
ximi
felicissimi
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atris
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<del>
filio
</del>
</supplied>
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uintus
</ex>
</expan>
Pompeius
Cerealis
<lb n="10" />
Felix
<expan>
<abbr>
proc
</abbr>
<ex>
urator
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
ustorum
</ex>
</expan>
de
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
uotissimus
numini
<lb n="12" />
eius
posuit
</ab>

10, AVGG[G], the third G erased.

Translation:

To Publius Septimius Geta Augustus, son (all erased ) 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; Quintus Pompeius Cerealis Felix, agent of the three (two after erasure) Augusti most devoted to his divine power, set this up.

Commentary:

l. 2. Augustus. From 209 but see 913, n. 3. Erased after damnatio in 212.

ll. 9-10. Q. Pompeius Cerealis. Also in 648, ll. 1-2.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 837)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 837)

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