Description: Five fragments (two joining) from a white marble architrave with sculptural decoration and egg and dart moulding above three stepped fasciae of diminishing height; there is a decorative panel on the underside. Measurements: a: complete block, w: 2.86 × h: 0.48 × d: 0.62; b: two joining fragments, w: 1.20 × h: 0.47 × d: 0.62 and w: 0.38 × h: 0.52 × d: 0.45; c: two joining fragments, w: 1.90 × h: 0.49 × d: 0.98; d: w: 0.22 × h: 0.47 × d: 0.24; e: w: 0.52 × h: 0.43 × d: 0.25.
Text: This is probably part of the same architectural feature as 5.303, but inscribed in only one line, on the upper fascia (H. 0.14).
Letters: Av. 0.09; simple, varying in height and width.
Date: Fifth century CE (lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Hadrianic Baths, East court/Palaestra, South portico: a: 'Portique du S(ud), 1e entrecolonnement', b and c: 'blocs au N(ord) du portique S(ud)' (Boulanger).
Original location: Hadrianic Baths, East court/Palaestra, South portico: architrave of south portico.
Last recorded location: Lying with the material from the French excavations in the East Court.
Apparatus
c: The join in c, at the Μ of κεράμου appears certain. although the blocks cannot now be moved to bring them together.
d: Γ might be Π
English translation
Translation source: ALA 2004
Dionysios, son of Photeinos, doctor [built this for the purpose of pleasure?] and rest [--- building?] up to the tiled roof, with the [---]
Bibliography
Transcription: Mendel, 1905 (a); Boulanger, notebooks A, 9 (a-c); New York University expedition, and and b in 1973, the second fragment of b in 1988, d and e in 1989.
Publication: a: Grégoire, IGC, 1922 272 (from Mendel, part); a, b (part) and c: Roueché, ALA 67 whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 626 ; all fragments ALA 2004 67, IAph2007 5.219.
Images
Fig. 1. Fragment a (M. Roueché, 1973)
Fig. 2. c, left fragment (M. Roueché, 1988)
Fig. 3. Fragment d (M. Roueché, 1989)
Fig. 4. Fragment e (M. Roueché, 1989)
Fig. 5. d and e together (M. Roueché, 1989)
Fig. 6. a, b and c: Transcription by Boulanger, notebook A, page 9