Description: Two fragments from the lower part of a white marble
base with moulded panels on four sides. a: right side fragment (w: 0.28 × h: 0.58 × d: 0.25) with moulding to right. b:
lower left corner fragment, with moulding to left and below (w: 0.25 × h: 0.34 × d: 0.34).
Text:
Inscribed on the face. a lines 6-22: inscribed face w: 0.19 × h: 0.45;
b, lines 20-22: inscribed face w: 0.17 × h: 0.39.
Letters: 0.02; the numerals at the end of line 17 cut on moulding.
Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias:
Temple/Church: probably re-used in the Byzantine bema
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot
Interpretive
[ ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος?]
[ἐτείμησαν Διο]νύσιον
[---]Υ τοῦ Τα-
[---] τοῦ
[τρίου] τοῦ Πε
5[---] παῖδα τῶν
[εὖ γεγο]ν̣ότων τε-
[λευτήσ]αντα προ-
[μοίρ]ως ἀσ̣ύνκρ̣ι-
[τον γενό]με̣νον
10[περὶ τὴν] πλ̣αστι-
[κὴν τέχ]νην· τοῦ
[---]υ τοῦ Ζω̣-
[--- ἀν]ατεθει-
[κότος τῇ] κρατίστῃ
15[βουλῇ εἰ]ς αἰωνί-
[ους κλή]ρους ((stop)) ΚΑ̣Ι
[--- ἀ]ργυρίου (δηνάρια) ρ̣ι
[ποιησαμέ]νου δὲ
[τὴν κατ]ασκευ-
20ὴν καὶ̣ [ἀ]ν̣ά̣σ̣τασιν
τοῦ ἀνδ[ριάν]τος
((leaf)) παρ' ἑ̣[αυτο]ῦ ((leaf))
Diplomatic
[...............]
[............]ΝΥΣΙΟΝ
[---]ΥΤΟΥΤΑ
[---]ΤΟΥ
[.....]ΤΟΥΠΕ
5[---]ΠΑΙΔΑΤΩΝ
[......].ΟΤΩΝΤΕ
[......]ΑΝΤΑΠΡΟ
[....]ΩΣΑ.ΥΝΚ.Ι
[.......]Μ.ΝΟΝ
10[.......]Π.ΑΣΤΙ
[......]ΝΗΝΤΟΥ
[---]ΥΤΟΥΖ.
[---..]ΑΤΕΘΕΙ
[.......]ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΗ
15[.......]ΣΑΙΩΝΙ
[......]ΡΟΥΣ • Κ.Ι
[---.]ΡΓΥΡΙΟΥ 𐆖 .Ι
[........]ΝΟΥΔΕ
[......]ΑΣΚΕΥ
20ΗΝΚΑ.[.]...ΤΑΣΙΝ
ΤΟΥΑΝΔ[....]ΤΟΣ
❦ ΠΑΡ.[....]Υ ❦
Apparatus
The letters highlighted were recorded by previous visitors, but not by the NYU expedition. Ramsay was the only person to read
lines 1-4, and read more than Calder in lines 5-11.
17: The numbers in line 17 were cut on the moulding, and first read by the NYU team.
20: [-ὴν κατ’ἐπί]τα[ξ]ιν [τοῦ τεθνηκοτος Ramsay, 1897; [-ὴν καὶ τὴν ἀνάσ]τα[σ]ιν [τοῦ ἀνδριάν]τος Robert, 1929; [-ὴν καὶ ἀ]ν̣ά̣σ̣τασιν τοῦ ἀνδ[ριάν]τος MAMA 8
Translation
The Council and the People honoured Dionysios son of [ . . ? . . ], grandson of Ta[ . . ? . . ], great-grandson of Demetrios,
great-great-grandson of Pe [ . . ? . . ], descendant of well-born men, who died before his time, being incomparable in the
art of modelling. [ . . ? . . ] dedicated to the most powerful Council for perpetual distributions? ?110 silver denarii and
arranged for the preparation and erection of the statue at his own expense.
Bibliography
Transcription: Ramsay, 1884 (a, lines 1-22); Kubitschek, June 1893 K.V.19, Abklatsch 22 (a, lines 5-21); Calder, 1934, considerably damaged ; New York University expedition, still further damaged
Publication: Ramsay, 1897 72, whence Robert, 1929, 134, n.1, Squarciapino, 1943 4 , Robert, Bulletin Épigraphique 1948.211a , Robert, 1962, 64 (emendation); MAMA 8 520bis , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 273 ; Erim and Reynolds, 1989 18 , whence SEG 40.941 , Smith, 2006 H.96 (listed); IAph2007 1.160.
