Description: A rectangular statue base without moulding, recomposed from two fragments (w: 1.05 × h: 0.61 × d: 0.575).
Text: Inscribed i. on the front face, whose rough surface may indicate that a previous inscription had been erased;
the surface has been worn away by water at the left side. ii. is cut on the right side, on a surface from which a previous
text appears to have been erased,
and which is oddly pitted.
Letters: i. Av. 0.035; irregular, elongated. ii. Roughly cut; 0.035-0.065 (phi), cross 0.17.
Date: i. A.D. 405/414; ii. fifth to sixth centuries C.E. or later (prosopography, lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias:
Place of Palms/South Agora, Agora Gate/Propylon: during excavation of the collecting pool.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Museum
Interpretive
i
Θ̣Ε̣Μ[.]Ι̣Ι̣Ι[ ˉ ˘ ˘ | ˉ | ]Κ̣α̣ρῶ̣ν ϲε φάλαγξ ἔϲτηϲεν, ὕπαρχε, |
ἀντ' εὐεργεϲιῶν μικρὰ δίδουϲα γέρα |
Ἀνθ̣έμι̣ε, [ϲ]ῴ̣ζων γὰρ ὁμοῦ δήμουϲ τε πόλειϲ τε |
ῥύϲαο κα̣ὶ Καρῶν τάξιν ἀπολλυμένην, |
5(5) ἣν Βερον̣ι̣κ̣ια̣ν̣ὸϲ διέπων θρόνον | ( vac. ) ἡγεμονῆ̣οϲ ( vac. ) |
ἤνωγεν τεύ̣χειν εἰκόνα μαρμαρέη[ν]
ii
Φῶϲ ((Cross)) ΧΜΓ(- - -)·
Ζωή
Diplomatic
i
..Μ[·]..Ι[ ˉ ˘ ˘ | ˉ | ]..Ρ.ΝϹΕΦΑΛΑΓΞΕϹΤΗϹΕΝΥΠΑΡΧΕ |
ΑΝΤΕΥΕΡΓΕϹΙΩΝΜΙΚΡΑΔΙΔΟΥϹΑΓΕΡΑ |
ΑΝ.ΕΜ.Ε[.].ΖΩΝΓΑΡΟΜΟΥΔΗΜΟΥϹΤΕΠΟΛΕΙϹΤΕ |
ΡΥϹΑΟΚ.ΙΚΑΡΩΝΤΑΞΙΝΑΠΟΛΛΥΜΕΝΗΝ |
5(5) ΗΝΒΕΡΟ...Ι..ΟϹΔΙΕΠΩΝΘΡΟΝΟΝ | ΗΓΕΜΟΝ.ΟϹ |
ΗΝΩΓΕΝΤΕ.ΧΕΙΝΕΙΚΟΝΑΜΑΡΜΑΡΕΗ[.]
ii
English translation
Translation source: ALA 2004
i. The array (scil. of the Carians?) set up your statue, prefect, giving a small reward for your benefactions; for, Anthemios, saving peoples
and cities, you also rescued the order of the Carians, which was being destroyed, to whom (scil. the Carians) Beronikianos, occupying the seat of governor, gave instructions to make a marble statue.
ii. Light! Life! M(ary) b(ore) Ch(rist) .
English translation
Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024
i. The array of the Karians, knowledgeable in law (?), set up your statue, prefect, giving a small reward for your benefactions;
for, Anthemios, saving peoples and cities, you also rescued the order of the Karians, which was being destroyed this (the
order of the Karians) Veronikianus, occupying the seat of governor, urged to make a marble statue.
ii. Light! Life! Mary gives birth to Christ (?) .
German translation
Translation source: Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998
(i): Die Versammlung der Karer hat dich, Praefect Anthemios, aufgestellt, indem sie für die Wohltaten nur kleine Ehren gibt,
denn du hast sowohl die Dörfer als auch die Stadte gerettet und die Gruppe der Karer, die schon beinahe unterging, geschützt,
(die Gruppe,) welcher Beronikianos - der auf dem Thronsitz der Gouveurneurs sass - befohlen hat, diese steinerne Sattue zu
errichten.
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition, 77.76, SBI 47
Publication: i: Roueché, ALA 36, and plate ix, whence AE 1990.960, McCabe, PHI, 1996 716 , Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998 02/09/04 , Feissel, 1991 372 (discussion) . ii: Roueché, ALA 144 and plate xxxiv, whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 779 . i and ii: ALA 2004 36, LSA 224, IAph2007 4.310; Chaniotis, 2024 18.
