Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

3.106. Building restoration text

Description: Μarble plaque broken at left: w: 0.45 × h: 0.272 × d: 0.04

Text: Inscribed on the face, within double guidelines.

Letters: 0.02-0.04

Date: Fifth century CE (lettering, titulature)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: North Agora, at the southeast corner, reused in the pavement.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

((Cross)) Εὐτυχῶϲ ((Cross))
[ἀνεν]εώθη κ(αὶ) τοῦτο τὸ ἔρ-
[γον ἐκ] θεμελίων ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου)
[c. 4 - 5]ου τοῦ περιβλ(έπτου) τριβ(ούνου)
5[κ(αὶ) πατρ(ὸϲ)? τ]ῆς λα[μ]πρ(ᾶϲ) Ἀφροδ(ιϲιέων) μητροπ(όλεωϲ)

Diplomatic

ΕΥΤΥΧΩϹ
[....]ΕΩΘΗΚΤΟΥΤΟΤΟΕΡ
[.....]ΘΕΜΕΛΙΩΝΕΠΙΦΛ
[c. 4 - 5]ΟΥΤΟΥΠΕΡΙΒΛΤΡΙΒ
5[......]ΗΣΛΑ[.]ΠΡΑΦΡΟΔΜΗΤΡΟΠ

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2008

With good fortune. This work too was renewed from the foundations up under Fl(avius) [ . . . . ]us, tribunus, [father?] of the most splendid metropolis of the Aphrodisieis.

French translation

Translation source: AE

Bonheur! Ce bâtiment aussi a été rénové depuis ses fondation par Flauius [---] spectabilis, père (?) de la splendide métropole des Aphrodisiens.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition I 02.003 02.024

Publication: Smith and Ratté, 2004a 390 (mention), whence SEG 54.1019; Chaniotis, 2008 1, whence SEG 58.1191, AE 2009.1446, BE 2011.707.

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