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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0048. Dedication to Philip by Sabratha

Description: Marble panel (w: 0.58 x h: 0.74).
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Third century capitals, mainly lapidary: 0.05-0.065.

Date: CE 247-249 (reign)

Findspot: Sabratha: Regio I, Capitolium, found in the vaults; see note on 1.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

M(arco) Iulio Philippo
nobilissimo Cae-
sari Pio Fel(ici) Aug(usto)
principi iuuentutis d(omino) n(ostro)
5Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) M(arci) Iuli Philip-
pi Pii Fel(icis) Aug(usti) d(omini) n(ostri) filio
Sabr(athenses) publ(ice)

Diplomatic

MIULIOPHILIPPO
NOBILISSIMOCAE
SARIPIOFELAUG
PRINCIPIIUUENTUTISDN
5IMPCAESMIULIPHILIP
PIPIIFELAUGDNFILIO
SABRPUBL

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To Marcus Julius Philippus, most noble Caesar, Pius, Felix, Augustus, chief of the youth, our lord, son of Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus, Pius, Felix, Augustus, our lord; the people of Sabratha (scil. set this up) publicly.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 48, whence IRT, 2009, 48, whence EDH 059041; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: Above: 48, 44, 75; Below: 50: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)

   Fig. 2. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 781 Leica)

   Fig. 3. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 217)


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