Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

11.214. Fragment, from ? honours

Description: Fragment from the left side of a white marble block or statue base shaft, without back or other (w: 0.20 × h: 0.28 × d: 0.05).

Text: Inscribed on a badly worn face.

Letters: Second to third centuries C.E. standard forms; 0.03; in line 3 ΒΑ appears to have been cut in a slightly sunken area (perhaps cut back by erasure of a mistake).

Date: First to second centuries CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray find in City, Water Channel area Tr. 3

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[------]
ΡΟΣΙ̣[---]
ΛΩΞΙΟ[---]
Σ̣εβασ[τ ---]
[.]ΝΙΑΣ̣[---]
5[..]ΝΥ̣[---]
[------]

Diplomatic

[------]
ΡΟΣ.[---]
ΛΩΞΙΟ[---]
.ΕΒΑΣ[.---]
[·]ΝΙΑ.[---]
5[··]Ν.[---]
[------]

Apparatus

1: Ι̣ could be Κ, Π or Γ but not Τ
3: Σ could be Τ (or Ξ or Ε)

Translation

Reference to [...] Augus[tus? ...]

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 64.212

Publication: IAph2007 11.214.

Images

Fig. 1. 11.214, 2.545 (E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, 1966)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 3. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)