Description: The upper part of a columnar statue base shaft (h: 0.40 × diam: 0.50) of bluish marble, chipped above and broken below.
Text: Inscribed on one side.
Letters: 0.04-0.045; lunate.
Date: Late fifth - early sixth century. (lettering, prosopography)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Place of Palms/South Agora: West Portico, at the southern end.
Original location: Place of Palms/South Agora
Last recorded location: Museum
English translation
Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024
To Good Fortune. The city set up (the statue of) Albinos, lover of his fatherland, repaying his works, having enjoyed/received immense gold [ --- [---].
English translation
Translation source: ALA 2004
To Good Fortune. The city, repaying his (scil. good) works, set up (scil. this statue of) Albinos, lover of his country, enjoying untold gold [which he has given? ---].
German translation
Translation source: Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998
Die Stadt hat den heimatlebenden Albinos aufgestellt, indem sie ihm für seine Bauten den Dank erwiderte, nachdem sie unendliches gold (scil. von ihm) erhalten hatte . . .
Commentary
For Albinos see also 4.21 .
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition
Publication: Roueché, ALA 82 and plate xix, whence AE 1990.970, McCabe, PHI, 1996 712 , Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998 02/09/01, LSA 232; ALA 2004 82, ; Smith, 2007 B 45 (description); ; IAph2007 4.20; Chaniotis, 2024 28.
Images
Fig. 1. Left view (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 2. Left view (Mehmet Ali Döğenci)
Fig. 3. Centre and right (Mehmet Ali Döğenci)
Fig. 4. Top of base (Lenaghan, 1994)
Fig. 5. Squeeze (M. Roueché, 1972)