Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.303. Funerary fragment

Description: Large white marble block without moulding w: 1.90 × h: 0.87 × d: 0.42 from a built tomb.

Text: Inscribed on the exposed face in different hands; at least one text (a), began on a block above. Beside this, text b, to the right, is perhaps a casual graffito. To the left of a and b is inscribed text c, in an area which is damaged at the left side.

Letters: a: 0.08 b: cursive, 0.05; lines 1-2, 0.025, line 3, 0.02.

Date: a. perhaps late first century BCE or early Julio-Claudian; b. undateable; c. perhaps Julio-Claudian. (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, East stretch (south part): built into the eastern stretch, a little south of the modern entrance to the site

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

a
[...]
χαῖρε
b
ΑΙ̣Ι̣ ( vac. 3)
c
[Μη?]νόδοτος
[Ἀ]λ̣εξάνδρου
[.]ιος ( vac. 2) χαῖρε

Diplomatic

a
[···]
ΧΑΙΡΕ
b
Α..      
c
[..]ΝΟΔΟΤΟΣ
[.].ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
[·]ΙΟΣ    ΧΑΙΡΕ

Translation

a: [---] Farewell c: Menodotos, son of Alexandros [---] farewell

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition Walls 165.

Publication: IAph2007 12.303.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1992)

Fig. 2. Texts a and b (M. Roueché, 1992)

Fig. 3. Text c (M. Roueché, 1992)