Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.523. Funerary inscription for Aelia Pauleina

Description: White marble block (w: 1.10 × h: 0.46 × d: 0.66).

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.025-0.035; dot for stop

Date: Probably second to early third century CE

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, South-east stretch , just east of the area excavated in 1975, west of 12.631

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1973)

Interpretive

τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ τὴν ((stop)) ἐ ((stop)) πικειμένην
αὐτῷ σορὸν καὶ τὰς ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ ((stop))ἰ - ((stop))
σώσστας κατεσκεύασεν ((stop)) Αἰλία ((stop)) Χαιρέ-
ου θυγάτηρ Τατία Παυλεῖνα αὑτῇ καὶ
5 οἷς ἂν αὐτὴ βουληθῇ ἢ διατάξηται ((stop)) ((leaf))

Diplomatic

ΤΟΜΝΗΜΕΙΟΝΚΑΙΤΗΝ Ε ΠΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΗΝ
ΑΥΤΩΣΟΡΟΝΚΑΙΤΑΣΕΝΤΩΜΝΗΜΕΙΩ Ι-
ΣΩΣΣΤΑΣΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝ ΑΙΛΙΑ ΧΑΙΡΕ
ΟΥΘΥΓΑΤΗΡΤΑΤΙΑΠΑΥΛΕΙΝΑΑΥΤΗΚΑΙ
5ΟΙΣΑΝΑΥΤΗΒΟΥΛΗΘΗΗΔΙΑΤΑΞΗΤΑΙ

Bibliography

Transcription: Sherard, 1705 13, 36 Calder, 1934; New York University expedition

Publication: CIG II.2, 1835 2833 ; MAMA 8 549 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 409 ; IAph2007 12.523.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1973)

Fig. 2. Sherard, fair copy (Harley MS 7509), f.5v, at British Library