389. Dedication to Septimius Severus

Description:
Moulded base (w: 0.70 x h: 1.46 x d: 0.66) of grey marble. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.34 x h: 0.64).  
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.03-0.04. 
Date:
A.D. 199 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the Temple of Liber Pater. 
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) 
Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) diui Marci Antonini
Pii Germ(anici) Sarm(atici) f(ilio) diui Commodi
fratri diui Antonini Pii
nep(oti) diui Hadriani pro-
5nep(oti) diui Traiani Parthi-
ci abnep(oti) diui Neruae
adnep(oti)
L(ucio) Septimio Seuero
Pio Pertinaci Aug(usto)
10Arabico Adiabeni-
co Parthico ma-
ximo trib(unicia) potest(ate)
VII imp(eratori) XI co(n)s(uli) II p(atri) p(atriae)
proco(n)s(uli) Lepcitani publice
IMPCAESDIVIMARCIANTONINI
PIIGERMSARMFDIVICOMMODI
FRATRIDIVIANTONINIPII
NEPDIVIHADRIANIPRO
5NEPDIVITRAIANIPARTHI
CIABNEPDIVINERVAE
ADNEP
LSEPTIMIOSEVERO
PIOPERTINACIAVG
10ARABICOADIABENI
COPARTHICOMA
XIMOTRIBPOTEST
VIIIMPXICOSIIPP
PROCOSLEPCITANIPVBLICE
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Caes
</abbr>
<ex>
ari
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Marci
Antonini
<lb n="2" />
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
Germ
</abbr>
<ex>
anici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Sarm
</abbr>
<ex>
atici
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
f
</abbr>
<ex>
ilio
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Commodi
<lb n="3" />
fratri
diui
Antonini
Pii
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
nep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Hadriani
<expan>
<abbr>
pro
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
nep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Traiani
Parthi
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
ci
<expan>
<abbr>
abnep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
diui
Neruae
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
adnep
</abbr>
<ex>
oti
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
L
</abbr>
<ex>
ucio
</ex>
</expan>
Septimio
Seuero
<lb n="9" />
Pio
Pertinaci
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="10" />
Arabico
Adiabeni
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
co
Parthico
ma
<lb n="12" type="worddiv" />
ximo
<expan>
<abbr>
trib
</abbr>
<ex>
unicia
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
potest
</abbr>
<ex>
ate
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="13" />
<num value="7" >
VII
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="11" >
XI
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
co
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
uli
</ex>
</expan>
<num value="2" >
II
</num>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atri
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
atriae
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="14" />
<expan>
<abbr>
proco
</abbr>
<ex>
n
</ex>
<abbr>
s
</abbr>
<ex>
uli
</ex>
</expan>
Lepcitani
publice
</ab>

Translation:

To emperor Caesar, son of deified Marcus Antoninus Pius, victor in Germany, victor in Sarmatia, brother of deified Commodus, grandson of deified Antoninus Pius, great grandson of deified Hadrian, great great grandson of deified Trajan, victor in Parthia, great great great grandson of deified Nerva, Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax, Augustus, victor in Arabia, victor in Adiabene, greatest victor in Parthia, holding tribunician power for the seventh time, acclaimed victor eleven times, consul twice, father of the country, proconsul; the Lepcitanians publicly.

Commentary:

l. 12-13. trib. pot. VII -10 Dec. 198 - 9 Dec. 199.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1471 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1471 Leica)

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