Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

4.120. Statue inscription of Helladios

Description: A white marble cornice block with projcting moulding (w: 0.305 × h: 0.345 × d: 0.75).

Text: Inscribed on the upper fascia of the moulding (h: 0.113).

Letters: 0.017; clear cut, with a flowing line similar to 5.302, 5.119, and 5.118.

Date: First half of the fourth century. (lettering, prosopography)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Place of Palms/South Agora: West Portico: 'Galerie de l'E(st), (N(ord))' (Boulanger); found in the same place by the NYU expedition.

Original location: Unknown.

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

θῆκε κἀμὲ ἐνθάδε Ἑλλάδιοϲ ὁ
ἀνανεωτὴϲ τῆϲ λαμπρᾶϲ μητροπόλεωϲ.

Diplomatic

ΘΗΚΕΚΑΜΕΕΝΘΑΔΕΕΛΛΑΔΙΟϹΟ
ΑΝΑΝΕΩΤΗϹΤΗϹΛΑΜΠΡΑϹΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024

Helladios, the renovator of the splendid metropolis, set me up, too, here.

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

Helladios, the renovator of the splendid metropolis, established me also.

Commentary

For Helladios see also 1.131, 5.118 .

Bibliography

Transcription: Mendel, 1905; Boulanger, notebooks A, 65, no. 29, whence B, 12-13, no. 11; New York University expedition 75.278

Publication: Robert, Hellenica IV 14, n. 3 from Boulanger, (cf. Robert, Hellenica XI-XII 25, Robert, Hellenica XIII 157); Roueché, ALA 17 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 604 , ALA 2004 17; IAph2007 4.120; Chaniotis, 2024 8.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)

Fig. 3. Boulanger, Notebook A, page 65

Fig. 4. Boulanger B 12-13