i. Verse honours for Anthemios; ii. Invocation
created: Transcription (Roueché).
source date: i. A.D. 405/414; ii. fifth to sixth centuries C.E. or later
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θεμ[...]ιιι[...]Καρῶν ϲε φάλαγξ ἔϲτηϲεν, ὕπαρχε,
ἀντ' εὐεργεϲιῶν μικρὰ δίδουϲα γέρα
Ἀνθέμιε, ϲῴζων γὰρ ὁμοῦ δήμουϲ τε πόλειϲ τε
ῥύϲαο καὶ Καρῶν τάξιν ἀπολλυμένην,
ἣν Βερονικιανὸϲ διέπων θρόνον ἡγεμονῆοϲ
ἤνωγεν τεύχειν εἰκόνα μαρμαρέην

Φῶϲ ΧΜΓ· Ζωή

i. The array 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 the Carians Beronikianos, occupying the seat of governor, gave instructions to make a marble statue.

ii. Light! Life! M(ary) b(ore) Ch(rist) .

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 (?) .

[^1]: 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.

[^1: i]

[^a1: at i 1: ΘΕΜΙΙΙΚΑΙΙΙΙΝ | ΘΕΜ[.]III[.]Κ̣α̣ρῶ̣ν | Perhaps θεμ[ί]στω[ρ] Κ̣α̣ρῶ̣ν]

The man honoured is the PPO Anthemios (405-414; PLRE II, Anthemius 1).

[...], 77.76, SBI 47

i: [...] 36, and plate ix, whence [...] 1990.960, [...] 716 , [...] 02/09/04 , [...] 372 (discussion) . ii: [...] 144 and plate xxxiv, whence [...] 779 . i and ii: [...] 36, [...] 224, [...] 4.310; [...] 18.