Description: Two fragments, not adjoining, of a white marble sarcophagus, undecorated except for a wide tabella ansata, which is inscribed. a: fragment from the upper part of the tabella, lines 1-5, cut down for re-use, with upper moulding but no other sides suviving (w: 0.275 × h: 0.26 × d: 0.105). b: lower part of the sarcophagus, lines 5-11 (w: 1.89 × h: 0.40 × d: 0.69). The sarcophagus was re-used in a fountain, so the face is worn.
Text: Inscribed on the face.
Letters: 0.025
Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: City, Village: b. re-used in a fountain in the centre of the village; a. found in the debris of village buildings in 1977.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: a Museum; b findspot.
English translation
Translation source: Reynolds and Speidel, 1985
In this sarcophagus is buried Marcus Aurelius Kal[ .... ]s, veteran of the First Parthian legion Severiana Antoniniana, which legion is at Singara in Mesopotamia by the river Tigris.
Bibliography
Transcription: b: Choisy, 1875; Paris and Holleaux, 1884; Kubitschek and Reichel, 1893; Calder, 1934; New York University expedition; a: New York University expedition 77.153
Publication: b: Perrot, 1876 from Choisy, 5 ; Paris and Holleaux, 1885 12 , whence ILS 9477; MAMA 8 522 ; a and b: Reynolds and Speidel, 1985 , whence SEG 35.1084 , Robert, Bulletin Épigraphique 1988.883 , AE 1985.800 , McCabe, PHI, 1996 453 ; IAph2007 11.30.
Images
Fig. 1. Part a (M. Roueché, 1978)
Fig. 2. Part b (M. Roueché, 1973)
Fig. 3. Part b (Mehmet Ali Döğenci)