Funerary inscription for Neikomachos and others
created: Preliminary transcription (Reynolds); publication.
source date: Later second to early third century CE
language: en; grc
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[...] [...] ὑπὸ Νεικομάχου [...] ἀρχιερέως καὶ ἐν τῇ [...] [...] Μηνόδοτος Νεικομάχου [...]ου ἀρχιερεὺς ταμίας νεοποιὸς καὶ [...] ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ Νεικομάχου ἀρχιέρεια [...] τοῦ Μηνοδότου καὶ Ἀπφία [...] ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀριστέρᾳ σορῷ Φλαβία Σεκούνδιλλα [...] Μηνοδότου καὶ Νεικομαχὶς καὶ Νεικόμαχος τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐν αἷς σοροῖς ἀφηρωισμέναις ἑτέρῳ δὲ οὐδενὶ ἐξέσται ἐνθάψαι τινὰ οὐδὲ ἐν ταῖς ὲν τῷ βωμῷ εἰσωσταῖς [...] χωρὶς τῶν ἐν τῇ διαθήκῃ Νεικομαχου δηλουμένων ἐπεὶ ἐάν τι παρὰ ταῦτα τολμήσῃ τις εἰσοίσει εἰς τὸν [...]ν δηνάρια μύρια τὰ δηλούμενα καὶ διὰ τῆς Νεικομάχου διαθήκης ἐξουσίας οὔσης παντὶ ἐκγδικεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ τρίτῳ μέρει ταύτης τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς ἀπετέθη ἀντίτυπον εἰς τὸ χρεοφυλάκιον ἐπὶ Ἱεροκλέους τοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου μηνὸς κήδησονται δὲ τοῦ ἡρώου ὁ δῆμος καὶ ἡ βουλή [...]

[^a1: at 13: [εἰς τὸν φίσκον] * μύρια | [εἰς τὸν κυριακὸν φίσκον] * μύρια | At the end of the line, τῆς [ .. ]]

[The tomb (described in some detail) was built] by Nikomachos [ son of .. ? .. and grandson of .. ? .. ] highpriest, [and] in [?the right hand sarcophagus ? there has been buried] Menodotos son of Nikomachos [and there will be buried Nikomachos himself, son of ?, ] high priest, city treasurer, templebuilder [ and .. ? .. the wife of Nikomachos, high priestess [and .. ? .. ] of the son of Menodotos, and Apphia [ .. ? .. , and] in the left hand sarcophagus Flavia Secundilla [? daughter of .. ? .. and ? wife] of Menodotos, and Nikomachis and Nikomachos [?their children]. When these sarcophagi have been declared a Heroon [no-one else shall have the right to] bury anyone in them nor in the burial places in the altar [.. ? .. except] those [whose names are set out] in the will of Nikomachos [since] if anyone dares anything contrary he shall pay a fine of 10.000 denarii [to the imperial fiscus ] as set out in the [will of Nikomachos] which gives a right to everyone to bring him to justice to be recompensed with a third of the fine. A copy of [this] inscription was lodged [in the property archive] in the stephanephorate of Hierokles, son of Apollonios, [month ?]. The People and the Council will have the care of the Heroon.

[...]; [...] in 1989 and again in 1995, when more was exposed.

[...] 546 , whence [...] 513 ; [...] 12.322.