Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

11.206. Dedication by Antipatros son of Artemidoros

Description: Plain white marble statue base shaft (w: 0.42 × h: 0.92 × d: 0.69) with face cut away, probably for reuse to lower left and covered in cement. Top prepared for an upper element.

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: Ave. 0.052; poorly aligned and uneven in height; trenches only slightly triangular; rho with a short oblique stroke from the bowl; very few serifed letters.

Date: Second to first centuries BCE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: City, Water Channel area : in excavations

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: In dump near water channel (1978)

Interpretive

Ἀντίπα-
τρος Ἀρ-
τεμιδώ-
ρου γυμν[α-]
5σιαρχή - ( vac. 1)
[σας .]ΤΟ
[...]Ι̣ΕΙ
[...]Η̣Σ
[...]ΣΚΑ
10 [...]Ρ̣Ν[.]

Diplomatic

ΑΝΤΙΠΑ
ΤΡΟΣΑΡ
ΤΕΜΙΔΩ
ΡΟΥΓΥΜΝ[.-]
5ΣΙΑΡΧΗ-   
[...·]ΤΟ
[···].ΕΙ
[···]
[···]ΣΚΑ
10[···][·]

Translation

Antipatros son of Artemidoros who was gymnasiarch [---]

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition, Water Channel 1, 84.10, SBI 62

Publication: Reynolds, 1982 27.7 (mention) ; IAph2007 11.206.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 3. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)