Description: Two adjoining fragments of a rectangular white marble statue base (w: 0.90 × h: 0.31 × d: 0.45) moulded on the front face (w: 0.85 × h: 0.31). All edges and some parts of the face are chipped.

Text: Inscribed on the face (0.83 wide), with some overlap onto the mouldings in lines 1 and 6.

Letters: Late second to early third century; line 1: 0.022, line 2: 0.02, line 3: 0.018, l.4: 0.02, line 5: 0.024, l.6: 0.022; dot for stop; ligatures: . Diairetic dots around Α of Ἀθηναγόραν (l. 2), final Υ (l. 2), Ε of ἀρχιερείας (l. 3), Α of ΑΝΑ (l. 4), Ε of ἐποήσατο, line 5, Α of βία, second Α of Ἀπφία, Υ of ὑπέσχετο, l.6.

Date: Third century CE (lettering, prosopography)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre Baths , South East Piazza, Trench 1

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1976)

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

The Council and the People honoured Flavius Carminius Athenagoras, Roman senator, son of Flavia Apphia, high priestess of Asia, and of Carminius Klaudianos the younger. Flavia Apphia was responsible for the erection of the statue, as she promised.

French translation

Translation source: AE

Le Conseil et le peuple ont honoré Flavius Carminius Athènagoras, sénateur, fils de Flavia Apphia, archiereia d'Asie et de Carminius Claudianus junior. Flavia Apphia a fait élever la statue, selon sa promesse

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