Verse honours: i. for Ampelios, father of the city; ii. and iii. for Doulkitios, governor, on the Agora Gate
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ἴδμονι θεϲμοϲύνηϲ γλυκερῷ γενετῆρι τιθήνηϲ
Ἀμπελίῳ Νύμφαι χάριν ἴϲχομεν οὕνεκα θάμβοϲ
χώρῳ φυνικόεντι καὶ ἀγλαὸν ὤπαϲε κάλλοϲ
ὄφρα καὶ ἡμετέροιϲ τιϲ ἐν ὕδαϲιν ὄμμα τιταίνων
αὐτὸν ἀεὶ καὶ χῶρον ὁμοῦ Νύμφαϲ τε λιγαίνοι.
Τραλλιανὸϲ ῥητὴρ τάδ' ἐγράψατο Πυθιόδωροϲ

καὶ τόδε Νυμφάων τέμενοϲ Καρεϲϲιν ἔγειρε
Δουλκίτιοϲ κτίϲτηϲ τῆϲ Ἀφροδιϲιάδοϲ
οὐδὲν φειϲάμενοϲ πλούτου δόξηϲ χάριν ἐϲθλῆϲ·
ἥδε γὰρ ἀίδιον μνῆμα βροτοῖϲιν πέλει.

τὸν καὶ ἀγωνοθέτην καὶ κτίϲτην καὶ φιλότιμον καὶ Μαιουμάρχην
Δουλκίτιον, ξεῖνε, μέλπε τὸν ἡγεμόνα
ὅϲτιϲ κἀμὲ καμοῦϲαν ἀμετρήτοιϲ ἐνιαυτοῖϲ
ἤγειρεν κρατερὴν χεῖρ' ἐπορεξάμενοϲ.

[^a1: at ii 1: Κ[. . c. 5 . .]λ . ἔγειρε | Κ[άρεσσι]ν ἔγειρε]

[^1]: To Ampelios, learned in law, sweet father of his nurse, we Nymphs are grateful; for he gave wonder and splendid beauty to (this) place of palms, so that anyone who, standing among our waters, turns his glance around, may always sing the praise of him, and of the place, and of the Nymphs as well Pythiodoros, the orator from Tralles, wrote this.

[^1: i]

[^2]: Doulkitios, [builder] of Aphrodisias, raised up also this precinct [of the Nymphs, for the Karians?]; not at all sparing with wealth for the sake of noble fame; for fame is what remains an eternal memorial for the mortals.

[^2: ii]

[^3]: Stranger, sing the praise of Doulkitios, governor, also, president of contests, builder, lover of honour and Maioumarch. Stretching out his mighty hand, he raised me too, who had suffered for innumerable years.

[^3: iii]

[^4]: To Ampelios, learned in law, sweet father of his motherland, we Nymphs are grateful, because he gave wonder and splendid beauty to this place of palms, so that anyone who, among our waters, turns his glance around, may always sing the praise both of him, and of the place, and of the Nymphs as well Pythiodoros, the speaker from Tralles, wrote this.

[^4: i]

[^5]: Doulkitios, founder of Aphrodisias, raised up this work also [...]; he was unsparing of wealth for the sake of good reputation, which is a permanent memorial for mortals.

[^5: ii]

[^6]: Stranger, sing of Doulkitios, the governor, giver of games and founder and lover of honour and Maioumarch, who, stretching out his strong hand, raised me too, who had suffered for unnumbered years.

[^6: iii]

[^7]: À ce grand connaisseur du droit, père de sa tendre mère nourricière, Ampélios, nous, les Nymphes, rendons grâce pour le charme saisissant et l'éclatante splendeur qu'il a donnés à cette palmeraie, afin que toujours, en contemplant, parmi no flots, le spectacle, on chante d'une même voix sa louange, celle du lieu et celle des Nymphes aussi. C'est un orateur de Tralles, Pythiodôros, qui a composé ces vers.

[^7: i]

[^8]: Wir Nymphen wissen Dank dem Kenner der Gesetze und lieber Vater seine Amme Ampelius, weil er diesem von Palmen umgegeben Ort Staunen und herrliche Schönheit gegeben hat, damit einer, der sein Auge auf das Wasser richtet, immer ihn und den Platz und die Nymphen hell besinge.

[^8: i]

Diese Verse hat geschrieben der Rhetor Pythiodoros aus Tralles.

[^9]: Auch dieses Bauwerk hat Dulkitios erweckt, der (Neu-)Gründer von Aphrodisias; um des guten Ruhmes willen hat er seinen Reichtum nicht geschont, denn dieser ist für die Menschen ein ewiges Denkmal.

[^9: ii]

[^10]: Fremde, besinge sen Statthalter praeses Dulcitius, den Festspielleiter und Gründer und spender und Leiter des Maiumâs-Festes, der auch mich das Brunnenhaus, welches seit unzählbaren Jahren krank lag, wider errichtet hat, indem er seine starke Hand ausstreckte

[^10: iii]

[...], 80.28, 80.29 and 80.53

i-iii: [...] 38, 39, 40 and plates x and xi, whence [...] 1990.961, 1990.962, [...] 714, 704, 717 , [...] 02/09/03, 02/09/08, 02/09/07 , [...], 233 (i); [...] 65 (iii) , whence [...] PPAphr 65; [...] 38, 39, 40; [...] 4.202; [...] 10, 11, 12.