Description: A white marble statue, and a rectangular white marble statue base shaft with panels within moulded edges on three sides (w: 0.60 × h: 1.27 × d: 0.53).

Text: i. Inscribed on the central panel of the base; the surface is rough, either because it was badly prepared, or more probably because an earlier inscription had been erased.ii. Inscribed on the head of the statue, behind the front line of hair, to the left of centre.

Letters: i. Irregular, 0.025-0.04; I. 6. apparently an apostrophe after τῆιδ I. 9, Ω for ω(ν) ). ii. Neatly cut.

Date: Later fourth century A.D. (style, language)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: base: North Agora: North portico: standing against the north wall; head Bishop's Palace, Room 11.

Original location: Findspot.

Last recorded location: i: Findspot ii: Museum

English translation

Translation source: Ševčenko, 1968

i: The devoted City-Council of the Aphrodisians set you up here, Oikoumenios, the famous governor, (scil. you who,) replete with the (scil. knowledge of) Laws, hast mixed the Italic Muse with the sweet-spoken honey of the Attic one. For a man of pure mind and unsullied hand can find no honor greater than a good remembrance of himself.

English translation

Translation source: ALA 2004

(i): You who are full of (scil. knowledge of) laws, who have blended the Italian Muse with the sweet-voiced honey of the Attic, Oikoumenios, the famous governor, the friendly council of the Aphrodisians has set you up here; for what greater reward than that of being well remembered can the man find who is pure in mind and in hand?

(ii): ?M(ary) b(ore) Ch(rist). God, help.

German translation

Translation source: Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998

(i): Dich, der du voll bist von Kenntnis der Gesetze, der du die italische Muse gemischt hast mit dem süssredenden Honig der attischen Sprache, diesen hier, den Oikumenios, den vielbesungenen Statthalter hat der befreundete Rat von Aphrodisias aufgestellt; denn welche grössere Ehrengabe kann ein Mann, rein im Sinn und an den Händen, finden als gutes Gedenken?

Images

Fig. 1. i. Face (M. Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 2. i. Top of base (Lenaghan, 1994)

Fig. 3. i. View (Lenaghan, 1994)

Fig. 4. i. Squeeze (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1965)

Fig. 5. ii. Inscription on head (drawing, 2001)

Fig. 6. Statue and base: Drawing: K. Gorkay, from Smith (2002)