Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

4.118. Honours for Julia Faustina by her husband

Description: White marble statue base with damaged moulding above, broken below and chipped to right (w: 0.55 × h: 0.45 × d: 0.26).

Text: Inscribed on the statue base; the text presumably began on an upper feature.

Letters: 0.055-0.07.

Date: Perhaps second century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Place of Palms/South Agora: Southern area.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1978)

Interpretive

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Ἰουλίαν Φαυ[( vac. 1)-]
στεῖναν τὴ[ν]
γυναῖκα
α̣ὐ̣το̣ῦ̣ ( vac. )
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Diplomatic

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ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΦΑΥ[.-]
ΣΤΕΙΝΑΝΤΗ[.]
ΓΥΝΑΙΚΑ
..Τ..      
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English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024

[NN] (set up the statue of) Julia Faustina, his wife.

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

[So-and-so] (scil. put up the statue of) Julia Faustina, his wife.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition Portico 10

Publication: IAph2007 4.118, whence AE 2007.1407; Chaniotis, 2024 23.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)