Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.51 x h: 0.93 x d: 0.52) of compact grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.31 x h: 0.74).  
Letters:
Second to early third centuries A.D. lapidary capitals: 0.065. 
Date:
Second to early third centuries A.D. (lettering) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the exedra at the South East angle.  
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) 
Iun(iae) Per-
petuae Rer-
riuth D(ecimus) Iun(ius)
Rroculus
5uxori obse-
quentissi-
mae permiss(u)
ord(inis)
posuit
IVNPER
PETVAERER
RIVTHDIVN
RROCVLVS
5VXORIOBSE
QVENTISSI
MAEPERMISS
ORD
POSVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Iun
</abbr>
<ex>
iae
</ex>
</expan>
Per
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
petuae
Rer
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
riuth
<expan>
<abbr>
D
</abbr>
<ex>
ecimus
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Iun
</abbr>
<ex>
ius
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
Rroculus
<lb n="5" />
uxori
obse
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
quentissi
<lb n="7" type="worddiv" />
mae
<expan>
<abbr>
permiss
</abbr>
<ex>
u
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
ord
</abbr>
<ex>
inis
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="9" />
posuit
</ab>

Rroculus : sic

Translation:

To Julia Perpetua Rerriuth; Decimus Junius Proculus set (this) up to a most compliant wife, with permission of the city council.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 910)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 910)

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