Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.323. Honours for Claudia Antonia Tatiane

Description: White marble statue base shaft (w: 0.38 × h: 0.87 × d: 0.08)

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.05; lines 17-21 in a smaller hand. Circle for abbreviation marks, line 20

Date: Late second to third centuries C.E. but (cf. 12.1004) probably before 212 (nomenclature)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, East stretch (south part): 'In the E. wall', Fellows; 'from the east side', 'propius a muro, ubi plagam orientalem spectat', Bailie.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1893)

Interpretive

Κλαυδίαν
Ἀντωνίαν
Τατιανὴν
τὴν κρατίσ-
5την ἀνεψι-
ὰν Κλαυδί-
ων Διογέ-
νους καὶ Ἀτ-
τάλου συν-
10κλητικῶν
τὴν ἐν πᾶ-
σιν ἐκ προ-
γόνων εὐ-
εργέτην τῆς
15 πόλεως
( vac. 1 line)
της ἀναστά-
σεως τοῦ ἀν-
δριάντος ἐπι-
μεληθέντος
20 Τι(βερίου) ((stop)) Κλ(αυδίου) ((stop)) Κα-
πετωλείνου

Diplomatic

ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝ
ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑΝ
ΤΑΤΙΑΝΗΝ
ΤΗΝΚΡΑΤΙΣ
5ΤΗΝΑΝΕΨΙ
ΑΝΚΛΑΥΔΙ
ΩΝΔΙΟΓΕ
ΝΟΥΣΚΑΙΑΤ
ΤΑΛΟΥΣΥΝ
10ΚΛΗΤΙΚΩΝ
ΤΗΝΕΝΠΑ
ΣΙΝΕΚΠΡΟ
ΓΟΝΩΝΕΥ
ΕΡΓΕΤΗΝΤΗΣ
15ΠΟΛΕΩΣ
     vacat
ΤΗΣΑΝΑΣΤΑ
ΣΕΩΣΤΟΥΑΝ
ΔΡΙΑΝΤΟΣΕΠΙ
ΜΕΛΗΘΕΝΤΟΣ
20ΤΙ ΚΛ ΚΑ
ΠΕΤΩΛΕΙΝΟΥ

Apparatus

14: ΕΡΓΕΤΙΝ Deering, 1812, Fellows, 1841, LBW; ΕΡΓΕΤΗΝ (ΤΗΝ in ligature) Wood, 1750
20-21: Omitted by Wood, partially read by Fellows, more fully by Loew, completely by Deering

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

Claudia Antonia Tatiana, e(gregia) f(emina), cousin of the Claudii Diogenes and Attalos, senatorials, on all occasions following family tradition in being a benefactress of the city. Ti(berius) Cl(audius) Kapitoleinos undertook the charge of erecting the statue.

English translation

Translation source: Bailie, 1843

Claudia Antonia Tatiana, the most excellent cousin of the Claudii, Diogenes and Attalus, of senatorial rank, who in all things according to the pattern of her ancestors hath approved herself benevolently disposed towards the city: The erection of the statue having been confided to Tiberius Claudius Capetolinus

English translation

Translation source: Fellows, 1841

Claudia Antonia Tatiana, the excellent cousin of Claudius Diogenes and Attaluss, the Senators [?], being a distinguished benefactress to the city, as were her ancestors. Ti. CI. Attalus, the son of Diogenes [?], superintended the erection of the statue.

Bibliography

Transcription: Wood, 1750, 14, 50-52, 14, loose page 44; Deering, 1812, 6, no 24bis; Fellows, 1840; Loew, 1841; Bailie, 1842 (see Researches 47-8); Falkener, 1844; Waddington, 1850; Kubitschek, June 1893 K.III.29 (a) (lines 1-12, damaged); Reichel, 1893 R.I.17v (mention);.

Publication: Leake, 1843 10 ; Fellows, 1841 38 , whence CIG II.3, 1843 2819b , Bailie, 1843 p.47-48 Bailie, 1846 58 ; Franz, 1847 a.4 (noted) ; Henzen, 1852, 4 (noted) ; Le Bas and Waddington, 18701597 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 289 , Smith, 2006 H.247 (listed); IAph2007 12.323.

Images

Fig. 1. Wood notebook 14, page 50

Fig. 2. Wood notebook 14, page 52

Fig. 3. Wood notebook 14, loose page 44

Fig. 4. Deering notebook, page 6

Fig. 5. Kubitschek notebook III, 29