Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

1.176. Honours for anonymous

Description: Upper part of a white marble statue base shaft (w: 0.33 × h: 0.53 × d: 0.40) with moulding surviving above.

Text: Inscribed below the moulding, on a face w: 0.33 × h: 0.40; the text must have begun on a crowning feature.

Letters: 0.025; line above numeral.

Date: Late second or early third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Temple/Church: in the area of the bema/chancel barrier.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1977)

Interpretive

[------]
[τα]μίαν ἀ[ρχι-]
[νε]οποιόν πρ̣[ω-]
[τό]λογον ἄ[ρ-]
[χ]οντα τὸ β
5[γρα]μμα̣τ̣[έα]
[τοῦ δήμου? ---]
[------]

Diplomatic

[------]
[..]ΜΙΑΝΑ[...-]
[..]ΟΠΟΙΟΝΠ.[.-]
[..]ΛΟΓΟΝΑ[.-]
[.]ΟΝΤΑΤΟΒ
5[...]ΜΜ..[..]
[........---]
[------]

Apparatus

5: The underlined letter was recorded by Gaudin, but not read subsequently.

Translation

[------] treasurer, chief archon for the second time, secretary [of the people? ------]

Commentary

Perhaps related to 1.118

Bibliography

Transcription: Gaudin, 1904, 48; Calder, 1934; New York University expedition SBI 98

Publication: Reinach, 1906 85 ; MAMA 8 527 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 Aphrodisias 364 , Smith, 2006 H.188 (listed); IAph2007 1.176.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)