Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.47 x h: 1.02 x d: 0.50) of coarse brown limestone.  
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.29 x h: 0.65); the first word is cut above the die, and the last line below it.  
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: l. 1, 0.07; remainder, 0.06. 
Date:
Fourth century A.D. (Lettering).  
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, East Portico.  
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) 
Inachii
Omnium
uirtutum
uiro Publicio
5Valeriano u(iro) F
ex praesidibus
singularis inte-
gritatis et mode-
rationis Lepci-
10magnenses pa-
trono prae[stan]-
tiss(imo) posuerunt
INACHII
OMNIVM
VIRTVTVM
VIROPVBLICIO
5VALERIANOVF
EXPRAESIDIBVS
SINGVLARISINTE
GRITATISETMODE
RATIONISLEPCI
10MAGNENSESPA
TRONOPRAE[·····]
TISSPOSVERVNT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Inachii
<lb n="2" />
Omnium
<lb n="3" />
uirtutum
<lb n="4" />
uiro
Publicio
<lb n="5" />
Valeriano
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
iro
</ex>
</expan>
<orig >
f
</orig>
<lb n="6" />
ex
praesidibus
<lb n="7" />
singularis
inte
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
gritatis
et
mode
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
rationis
Lepci
<lb n="10" type="worddiv" />
magnenses
pa
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
trono
<expan>
<abbr>
prae
<supplied reason="lost" >
stan
</supplied>
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
tiss
</abbr>
<ex>
imo
</ex>
</expan>
posuerunt
</ab>

5, F: Perhaps an error for p(erfectissimo).

Translation:

(In honour) of Inachius. To a man of all virtues, Publicius Valerianus, ?excellent man (of equestrian status), one of the former governors, of singular integrity and moderation; the Lepcimagnensians set (this) up to an outstanding patron.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 748)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 748)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 80)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 80)

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