The temple at Kedesh appears to be dedicated to the god Baalshamin based on epigraphical evidence and two carved images of eagles found at the site. This altar, however, is dedicated to Tyche (Τύχη), likely at the behest of the δεκάδαρχος; the editor notes that it cannot be taken as evidence of a Τύχη cult at Cadasa. (A reading of Τυρίων instead of Τύχης is rendered unlikely by the altar's modest size.) The title δεκάδαρχος may refer to a civilian municipal position, a position in a collegium as a council member, or the position of a cavalry officer in the military. It is identical with the Roman title "decurio." The date 340 provided in the inscription is according Tyrian era as in the other inscriptions found at this site, and therefore corresponds to 214/215 CE (during the reign of Caracalla).The editor notes that the first line of the inscription is carved on the projection of the cornice, clearly separated from the other lines. He suggests that this indicates the importance of the person whose name it records, and offers the emperor Caracalla; a dedicatory inscription from Bulgaria also refers to him this way, as he traced his descent from the Antonines and used their name. The MT on the final line have an overline to indicate that they represent a date. Script is rounded.