Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

11.77. Honours for Hermokreon

Description: Fragment from the top of a base (w: 0.205 × h: 0.35 × d: 0.14) with moulding above, chipped away; no other edges survive.

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: Probably pre-imperial; irregular, ave. 0.012

Date: Hellenistic (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: City, Village: Stray

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1977)

Interpretive

[.. ἐ]πεὶ Ἑρμοκρέων Σ̣[---]
[---ἀπ]ο̣σσταλεὶς ὑπὸ Ῥ̣[οδίων---]
[---τῶ]ν κατὰ Κα̣ρίαν τό[πων---]
[---μισ]ο̣πονηρῶς τὴν ἀ̣[ναστροφὴν---]
5[---ἐποιήσα]το ἀξίως τοῦ π̣[έμψαντος? ---]
[---δήμο]υ̣ προνοῶν ὅπως̣ [---]
[.. τ]ῇ βελτίστῃ κατα[στάσει---]
[---]ρ̣ονοία πολιτευ̣[ωνται? ---]
[---]Σ δὲ καὶ εἰς τὴν π̣[όλιν---]
10[---]ν ἐποιήσατο με̣[τὰ---]
[---]τοὺς διαφερομέ[νους ---]
[---]Ν ( vac. 1) ἐπ̣ο̣η̣σεν καθὰ [---]
[--- τὸ?]ν δῆμον ΠΟ[---]
[--- δι]α̣τελεῖ Ι̣Ν̣[---]
15[------]

Diplomatic

[··.]ΠΕΙΕΡΜΟΚΡΕΩΝ.[---]
[---..].ΣΣΤΑΛΕΙΣΥΠΟ.[.....---]
[---..]ΝΚΑΤΑΚ.ΡΙΑΝΤΟ[...---]
[---...].ΠΟΝΗΡΩΣΤΗΝ.[.........---]
5[---.......]ΤΟΑΞΙΩΣΤΟΥ.[........---]
[---....].ΠΡΟΝΟΩΝΟΠΩ.[---]
[··.]ΗΒΕΛΤΙΣΤΗΚΑΤΑ[......---]
[---].ΟΝΟΙΑΠΟΛΙΤΕ.[.....---]
[---]ΣΔΕΚΑΙΕΙΣΤΗΝ.[....---]
10[---]ΝΕΠΟΙΗΣΑΤΟΜ.[..---]
[---]ΤΟΥΣΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΜΕ[....---]
[---]Ν  Ε...ΣΕΝΚΑΘΑ[---]
[---..]ΝΔΗΜΟΝΠΟ[---]
[---..].ΤΕΛΕΙ..[---]
15[------]

Apparatus

2: Ρ could be Κ

English translation

Translation by: Joyce M. Reynolds

[...] since Hermokreon [...] sent by (scil. the) R[hodians . . . ] through the regions of Caria [...] hating harm [...and conducted himself] worthily of the [sender ...] shoeing foresight as to how [...] in the best way [ . . .] foresight/harmony conduct civil life [...] and also to [our city ...] made/behaved [...] those belonging [...] carried out according to [...] the People [...] spends time [...]

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 64.555

Publication:

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)