Description: Two fragments - not joining - from a low white marble statue base, which has clearly been worked for re-use.
a: left side, a block with an area cut away at the top left and damaged at the lower right corner
(w: 0.96 × h: 0.43 × d: 0.56).
b: right side, a rectangular block chipped along all edges and damaged at the lower right corner
(w: 1.46 × h: 0.44 × d: 0.61).
Text:
Inscribed on the face at the right end on an area whose surface is badly damaged.
Letters: Perhaps second - first century BCE; 0.03
Date: Perhaps second - first century BCE (lettering, formula)
Findspot: Aphrodisias:
Theatre
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum
Interpretive
ἔδοξεν τῇ βουλῇ κ̣[αὶ τῷ δήμῳ--- γραμματ?]έως δήμου
ἐπεὶ Ἡφαιστίων Ἑρμ[--- ἀπὸ? τ]ῆ̣ς πρώτης ἡλικίας
γέγονεν ζηλωτὴς τ[ῶν προγόνων --- ἐκ]είνων δόξαν αὐξὼν
καὶ ἐπικοσμῶν πρεσ[βείαις? ---στεφ]ανήφορος ἔφηβος
5 τὴν [ἡλικίαν? ---πολίτ?]ας πάντας καὶ ἐφήβους̣
κα̣[ὶ--- ἐν] τοῖς χαλεπωτάτοις
κ̣[αιροῖς ---κατα?]σσκευὰς τοῦ φιλοδ̣[οξ-]
[εῖν?--- κατ]εσκεύακεν καλλισ̣τ̣[..]
[---] Π̣ΑΝΕ̣Σ̣Α̣Ν̣ κα̣ὶ̣ Τ̣Ε̣Τ̣Ο̣[---]
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Diplomatic
ΕΔΟΞΕΝΤΗΒΟΥΛΗ.[........---.......]ΕΩΣΔΗΜΟΥ
ΕΠΕΙΗΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝΕΡΜ[---....].ΣΠΡΩΤΗΣΗΛΙΚΙΑΣ
ΓΕΓΟΝΕΝΖΗΛΩΤΗΣΤ[..........---..]ΕΙΝΩΝΔΟΞΑΝΑΥΞΩΝ
ΚΑΙΕΠΙΚΟΣΜΩΝΠΡΕΣ[......---....]ΑΝΗΦΟΡΟΣΕΦΗΒΟΣ
5ΤΗΝ[.......---.....]ΑΣΠΑΝΤΑΣΚΑΙΕΦΗΒΟΥ.
Κ.[.---..]ΤΟΙΣΧΑΛΕΠΩΤΑΤΟΙΣ
.[......---....]ΣΣΚΕΥΑΣΤΟΥΦΙΛΟ.[..-]
[...---...]ΕΣΚΕΥΑΚΕΝΚΑΛΛΙ..[··]
[---].ΑΝ....Κ......[---]
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Apparatus
1: In the lacuna e.g γνώμη στρατηγῶν καὶ τοῦ δεινος γραμματ]έως || Or perhaps πρεσ[βευτης
English translation
Translation by: Charlotte M. Roueché
The Council and the People approved [the proposal of x ?], secretary of the People. Since Hephaistion son of Herm[- . . .
] from his earliest youth was keen to emulate [his ancestors . . . ] increasing and adorning their reputation by ? (scil. undertaking) embassies [ . . . ?He served as . . . and] stephanephoros; ? as an ephebe [?in age . . . ? he marshalled/helped]
all [citizens] and ephebes and [ . . . in] the most dangerous [?times . . . ] provisons for seeking glory [ . . . ] had provided
finest [ . . .
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition, b: 70.242, a: 70.243
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