Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

11.22. Posthumous honours for Zenon son of Zenon

Description: Fragment from the right hand side of a white marble statue base shaft (w: 0.20 × h: 0.47 × d: 0.36).

Text: Inscribed on the face. The upper edge appears to survive; the text will have begun on a crowning feature.

Letters: 0.02-0.025

Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: City, Village: re-used 'in a house wall' MAMA.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[ ἡ βουλὴ καὶ
ὁ δῆμος ἐτείμησαν?]
[Ζήνω]να τετρά-
[κις Ὑ]ψικλέους
[τοῦ Ὑψ]ικλέους
[τοῦ Με]νάνδρου
5[τοῦ Ζή]νωνος
[( vac. 2) Ὑψι]κ̣λέα ( vac. 2)
[c. 5]ΟΥ καὶ
[c. 5]Ι̣ΩΝΑΙ̣ [.]-
[c. 7] γυμνα-
10[σίαρχ.. σ]τ̣εφα-
[νηφόρ---]
[------]

Diplomatic

[........................]
[....]ΝΑΤΕΤΡΑ
[....]ΨΙΚΛΕΟΥΣ
[.....]ΙΚΛΕΟΥΣ
[.....]ΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ
5[.....]ΝΩΝΟΣ
[.....].ΛΕΑ    
[·····]ΟΥΚΑΙ
[·····].ΩΝΑ.[·]
[·······]ΓΥΜΝΑ
10[.....··.].ΕΦΑ
[.....---]
[------]

Apparatus

7-9: [τὸν δήμ]ου καὶ | [βουλῆς υ]ἱῶν ἀ | [πόγονον] MAMA 8

Bibliography

Transcription: Calder, 1934; New York University expedition 64.241

Publication: MAMA 8 500 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 334 , Smith, 2006 H.147 (listed); IAph2007 11.22.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)