Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

5.109. Dedication of image of the Hours by Zenon and Apphia

Description: White marble statue base shaft with moulding above and below (w: 0.545 × h: 1.08 × d: 0.53).

Text: Inscribed on the face

Letters: Standard forms, slightly irregular heights, ave. 0.03

Date: First to second centuries CE (nomenclature, lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Hadrianic Baths: East Court,

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

⟦Ἀφροδείτῃ θεᾷ
ἐπιφανεστάτῃ⟧
καὶ τῇ πατρίδι
Ζήνων Ζήνωνος
τοῦ Ζήνωνος τοῦ
Ἀρτέμωνος τοῦ
5Αἰνήου νεοποιῶν
τὰς Ὥρας ἐκ τῶν
ἰδίων ἀνέθηκεν
σὺν καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ
Ἀδράστου τῇ γυ-
10ναικὶ καὶ Ζήνωνι
καὶ Μενάνδρῳ
((scroll)) τοῖς υἱοῖς ((scroll))

Diplomatic

⟦ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙΤΗΘΕΑ
ΕΠΙΦΑΝΕΣΤΑΤΗ⟧
ΚΑΙΤΗΠΑΤΡΙΔΙ
ΖΗΝΩΝΖΗΝΩΝΟΣ
ΤΟΥΖΗΝΩΝΟΣΤΟΥ
ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝΟΣΤΟΥ
5ΑΙΝΗΟΥΝΕΟΠΟΙΩΝ
ΤΑΣΩΡΑΣΕΚΤΩΝ
ΙΔΙΩΝΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ
ΣΥΝΚΑΙΑΠΦΙΑ
ΑΔΡΑΣΤΟΥΤΗΓΥ
10ΝΑΙΚΙΚΑΙΖΗΝΩΝΙ
ΚΑΙΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΩ
ΤΟΙΣΥΙΟΙΣ

Translation

⟦ [To Aphrodite, most apparent goddess] ⟧, and the homeland. Zenon son of Zenon son of Zenon son of Artemon son of Aineas, being neopoios, dedicated the Hours from his own means, with his wife Apphia daughter of Adrastos and his sons Zenon and Menandros.

Commentary

This text is identical to 5.108, except that here the first two lines, referring to Aphrodite, have been erased.

Bibliography

Transcription: Gaudin, 1904 152; New York University expedition, SBI 136

Publication: Reinach, 1906 20 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 159 ; Smith, 2007 B 29 (description); IAph2007 5.109; Wilson, 2016 11 (description). .

Images

Fig. 1. Face (Reynolds, 1966)