Description: Four fragments perhaps from a white marble
panel. Text i fragment b (w: 0.40 × h: 0.42 × d: 0.11); text ii fragments a, b and c; text ii fragment d, broken on all sides,
(w: 0.21 × h: 0.42 × d: 0.12).
Text:
Inscribed on the face in at least two, probably three, columns.
Letters: Line 1, 0.035; lines 2-3, 0.04
Date: Flavian (titulature, lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias:
City, North-East: three (a.-c.) seen built into a garden wall on the way to the cemetery, by Paris and Holleaux.
They describe this as west of the city, but this must be a slip; seen, with d, by Kubitschek near 12.304 (on the East wall);
fragment b. was found in 1975 on the east wall, near 12.320
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: b. in the Museum (1977)
Interpretive
i
[Διονύσιος? Παπύλου] τ̣οῦ
[Παπύλου Διονυσ]ι̣ου ἱερεὺς
[Διὸς] Νινευδίου καθὼς
[ὑπ]έσχετο ( vac. 6)
5[c. 7]Υ̣ ii
[------]
Σ[εβα]στὸν Γερμα[νικὸν]
ἀν̣ί̣κητον θεὸν ((leaf)) Διο[νύσιος]
Πα[π]ύλου τοῦ Παπύλου Διονυ-
σίο[υ] ἱερεὺς Δίος Νινευδίου συν-
5καθιέρωσεν τὸν θεὸν τῷ θε-
ῷ καθὼς ὑπέσχετο [c. 6]Ν
[c. 17]ΤΟΥΛ̣
[c. 17]ΟΣ καθ-
[( vac. 5) ὼς ὑπέσχε]το iii
[---]( vac. 1 line)[---]
[--- θ?]εὸ[ν ---]
[--- Σεβαστ?]ὸν Κα̣[ίσαρα ---]
[---καθι]έρω[σεν---]
[--- Δι]ο̣νυσ̣[ι---]
5[---] Πα[πυλ---]
[---]Ο[---]
[------]
Diplomatic
i
[................].ΟΥ
[.............].ΟΥΙΕΡΕΥΣ
[....]ΝΙΝΕΥΔΙΟΥΚΑΘΩΣ
[..]ΕΣΧΕΤΟ
5[·······]. ii
[------]
Σ[...]ΣΤΟΝΓΕΡΜΑ[.....]
Α..ΚΗΤΟΝΘΕΟΝ ❦ ΔΙΟ[......]
ΠΑ[.]ΥΛΟΥΤΟΥΠΑΠΥΛΟΥΔΙΟΝΥ
ΣΙΟ[.]ΙΕΡΕΥΣΔΙΟΣΝΙΝΕΥΔΙΟΥΣΥΝ
5ΚΑΘΙΕΡΩΣΕΝΤΟΝΘΕΟΝΤΩΘΕ
ΩΚΑΘΩΣΥΠΕΣΧΕΤΟ[······]Ν
[·················]ΤΟΥ.
[·················]ΟΣΚΑΘ
[.............]ΤΟ iii
[---] vacat [---]
[---.]ΕΟ[.---]
[---......]ΟΝΚ.[.....---]
[---....]ΕΡΩ[...---]
[---..].ΝΥ.[.---]
5[---]ΠΑ[...---]
[---]Ο[---]
[------]
Apparatus
The highlighted letters are all that has been seen by us.
Translation
i. [--- Dionysios son of Papylos] son of [Papylos Dionys]ios, priest of [Zeus] Nineudios, in accordance with his promise [---]
ii. [statue of? ---] Augustus Germanicus the unconquered god. Dionysios son of Papylos the son of Papylos Dionysios, priest of Zeus Nineudios,
jointly dedicated the god to the god in accordance with his promise [---] in accordance with his [promise]
iii. [--- the] god [--- August]us Ca[esar ---] dedicated [---] Dionysios [---] Pa[pylos ---]
Bibliography
Transcription: a-c: Paris and Holleaux, 1884 d: Kubitschek, June 1893 K.III.30, Abklatsch 67; b (part of i and ii): New York University expedition75.13
Publication: a-c Paris and Holleaux, 1885 10 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 177, 178 ; iii: Cormack, 1964 13a , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 189 ; Smith, 2006 H.2 (iii, listed), H.21 (ii, listed); IAph2007 11.104.
