Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.3. Posthumous honours for Nikoteimos Hierax(?)

Description: Fragment from the right side of a white marble base (w: 0.21 × h: 0.38 × d: 0.22).

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.025-0.0275.

Date: First century CE (prosopography)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, North stretch: fallen from the north wall of the Stadium.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1961)

Interpretive

[ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμο]ς̣ καὶ
[ἡ γερουσία ἐτεί]μ̣ησαν
[ταῖς πρώται]ς̣ τειμαῖς̣
[Νεικότειμον Ἀρ]τεμιδώ-
5[ρου τοῦ Ζήνων]ος Ἱέρα-
[κα ἄνδρα φιλόδ]ο̣ξον κα[ὶ]
[φιλόπολιν γέ]νους πρώ-
[του καὶ συνεκ]τικότος
[τὴν πατρίδα γυ]μνασιαρ-
10[χήσαντα καὶ] ἑστιάσαν̣-
[τα τὸν δῆμον] καὶ Τ̣[---]
[------]

Diplomatic

[..............].ΚΑΙ
[.............].ΗΣΑΝ
[..........].ΤΕΙΜΑΙ.
[.............]ΤΕΜΙΔΩ
5[...........]ΟΣΙΕΡΑ
[............].ΞΟΝΚΑ[.]
[...........]ΝΟΥΣΠΡΩ
[...........]ΤΙΚΟΤΟΣ
[............]ΜΝΑΣΙΑΡ
10[..........]ΕΣΤΙΑΣΑ.
[..........]ΚΑΙ.[---]
[------]

Translation

[The Council and the People] and [the Gerousia] honoured with the [first?] honours [Nikotimos] Hierax son of Artemidoros [son of Zenon] a generous man [who loved his city], of a [first] family and one which joined in founding the city, a gymnasiarch who also feasted [the People] and [------]

Bibliography

Transcription: Kubitschek, June 1893 K.III.11, Abklatsch 6; Gaudin, 1904 94; Calder, 1934 94; New York University expedition

Publication: Reinach, 1906, 103 ; MAMA 8 483 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 310 , Smith, 2006 H.132 (listed); IAph2007 12.3.

Images

Fig. 1. Kubitschek notebook III, 11