Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.614. Honours for Titus Caesar

Description: Plain white marble statue base shaft broken below and chipped at the upper left corner (w: 0.72 × h: 1.16 × d: 0.52); there are two large square cuttings on the top.

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: Lines 1, 2, 4-5, 0.035; lines 3, 6-7, 0.03.

Date: A.D. 69-79 (reign)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, South (east part): reused in the south city wall, in the excavations of the inside face, Trench 3.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[Τίτον] Καίσαρα Αὐτοκράτ[ο-]
[ρ]ος Καίσαρος Οὐεσπασια-
[ν]οῦ Σεβαστοῦ υἱὸν ( vac. 4)
( vac. 2) ὁ δῆμος ((star)) ἐκ τῶν ἀπο-
5[λ]ειφθέντων ὑπὸ Ἀττα- ((star))
λ̣ίδος τῆς Μενεκράτους
τοῦ Ἀνδρῶνος Ἀπφίου ( vac. 2)

Diplomatic

[.....]ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ[.-]
[.]ΟΣΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑ
[.]ΟΥΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥΥΙΟΝ        
    ΟΔΗΜΟΣ * ΕΚΤΩΝΑΠΟ
5[.]ΕΙΦΘΕΝΤΩΝΥΠΟΑΤΤΑ- *
.ΙΔΟΣΤΗΣΜΕΝΕΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ
ΤΟΥΑΝΔΡΩΝΟΣΑΠΦΙΟΥ    

Translation

[Titus] Caesar, son of Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus: the People (put up his statue) from the (funds) bequeathed by Attalis Apphion, daughter of Menekrates, the son of Andron.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 75.334, SBI 51

Publication: Reynolds, 1981b p.320 (mention), whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 939 , Smith, 2006 H.20 (listed); IAph2007 12.614.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)

Fig. 3. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)