Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

6.1. Titles for relief sculptures

Description: Three white marble relief panels, their subjects described and discussed by Yildirim in Ratté (Basilica of Aphrodisias, forthcoming).

Text: Beside the figures.

Letters: Probably Flavian, ave. 0.055; square sigma.

Date: probably Flavian. (lettering, sculpture, probable, text)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica: during excavation

Original location: Basilica

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

a

i

Πέγα-
ϲοϲ
ii
Βελλερο-
φόντηϲ
iii
Ἀπόλ-
λων
b
Νίνοϲ
c

i
Ϲεμείρα-
μιϲ
ii
Γόρδιϲ

Diplomatic

a

i

ΠΕΓΑ
ϹΟϹ
ii
ΒΕΛΛΕΡΟ
ΦΟΝΤΗϹ
iii
ΑΠΟΛ
ΛΩΝ
b
ΝΙΝΟϹ
c

i
ϹΕΜΕΙΡΑ
ΜΙϹ
ii
ΓΟΡΔΙϹ

Translation

a.i Pegasos, ii Bellerophon. iii Apollo.

b.Ninos

c.Semiramis, ii Gordi(o)s

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition in 1978

Publication: Erim, 1986 26-7, 99-101.; Erim, 1989 49-51; IAph2007 6.1; Reynolds, 2008a 2, whence SEG 58.1154 (description), SEG 58.1155 (description); Smith and Hallett, 2015 169-170

Images

Fig. 1. a (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1978)

Fig. 2. a (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 3. b (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 4. c (Mehmet Ali Döğenci, 1978)

Fig. 5. c. i (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 6. c.ii (M. Roueché, 1978)