Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.532. Honours for Aurelia Flavia Messouleia

Description: White marble statue base shaft, with moulding.

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: No measurements.

Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering, nomenclature)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, South-east stretch stretch, near 12.413, 12.513.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1977).

Interpretive

Αὐρ. Φλαβίαν
Μεσσουληίαν
Ἡφαιστίωνος
ἀρχιερέως καὶ
5 τῆς πόλεως
( vac. 1) θυγατέρα ( vac. 1)
Διογενείαν
ἀνθηφόρον τῆς
Ἀφροδείτης
10 καὶ ἀρχιέρειαν
τῆς πατρίδος
τὴν ἀξιολογω-
τάτην ματρῶ-
ναν γυναῖκα
15 ( vac. 2) Αἰμιλίου ( vac. 2)
Ὑψικλέους ἱπ-
πικοῦ ἀρχιερέ-
((leaf)) ως ((leaf))

Diplomatic

ΑΥΡΦΛΑΒΙΑΝ
ΜΕΣΣΟΥΛΗΙΑΝ
ΗΦΑΙΣΤΙΩΝΟΣ
ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣΚΑΙ
5ΤΗΣΠΟΛΕΩΣ
  ΘΥΓΑΤΕΡΑ  
ΔΙΟΓΕΝΕΙΑΝ
ΑΝΘΗΦΟΡΟΝΤΗΣ
ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙΤΗΣ
10ΚΑΙΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΙΑΝ
ΤΗΣΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ
ΤΗΝΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΩ
ΤΑΤΗΝΜΑΤΡΩ
ΝΑΝΓΥΝΑΙΚΑ
15    ΑΙΜΙΛΙΟΥ    
ΥΨΙΚΛΕΟΥΣΙΠ
ΠΙΚΟΥΑΡΧΙΕΡΕ
ΩΣ

Apparatus

1-6: The letters seen by us are underlined.
7: ΝΙΑΝ Sherard, 1705; ΝΕΙΑΝ Wood, 1750
8: ΤΙΦ Sherard, 1705; ΘΗΦ Wood, 1750
12: ΑΞΙΩ Sherard, 1705; ΑΞΙΟ Wood, 1750
18: Sherard shows leaves, Wood scrolls.

Translation

No translation yet (2007)

Bibliography

Transcription: Picenini, 1705 32v, and, from Tisser, 54v, whence Sherard, 1705 44; Wood, 1750 14, 54, 14, loose page 45; New York University expedition Museum 27 (fragment, from the left upper corner and edge, with lines 1-6).

Publication: CIG II.2, 1835 2822 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 249 , Smith, 2006 H.235 (listed); IAph2007 12.532.

Images

Fig. 1. Left upper corner fragment, with lines 1-6 (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 2. Sherard, fair copy (Harley MS 7509), f.8v, at British Library

Fig. 3. Wood, Notebook 14, p. 54

Fig. 4. Wood notebook 14, loose page 45