Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.114. Posthumous honorary decree for Melition Tatia

Description: Marble statue base, broken to left: w: 0.382 × h: 0.907 × d: 0.303

Text: Inscribed on the face

Letters: 0.02-0.03.

Date: Second century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: City Walls: North-east stretch, against the west passage wall.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆ-
μος ἐτείμησαν
ταῖς καλλίστας
τειμαῖς Μελί-
5τιον Ἀρτεμιδώ-
ρου Τατίαν, θυγα-
τέρα Ἀρτεμιδώ-
ρ̣ου [τ]οῦ Ἀρτεμιδώ-
ρ̣ου τοῦ Καλλικλέ-
10[ο]υ[ς Π]απίου, τελευ-
[τήσασ]αν ἡλικίᾳ-
( vac. 4) [παρ]θένον ( vac. )

Diplomatic

ΗΒΟΥΛΗΚΑΙΟΔΗ
ΜΟΣΕΤΕΙΜΗΣΑΝ
ΤΑΙΣΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΑΣ
ΤΕΙΜΑΙΣΜΕΛΙ
5ΤΙΟΝΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩ
ΡΟΥΤΑΤΙΑΝΘΥΓΑ
ΤΕΡΑΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩ
.ΟΥ[.]ΟΥΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩ
.ΟΥΤΟΥΚΑΛΛΙΚΛΕ
10[.]Υ[..]ΑΠΙΟΥΤΕΛΕΥ
[.....]ΑΝΗΛΙΚΙΑ
        [...]ΘΕΝΟΝ      

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2016a

The council and the people honoured with the finest honours Melition of Artemidoros Tatia, daughter of Artemidoros Papias, son of Artemidoros, grandson of Kallikles, who died at the age of a parthenos.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition I 04.03

Publication: Chaniotis, 2016c , whence SEG 66.1154, Chaniotis, EBGR 2020.31

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