Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.659. Verse epitaph of Adrastos

Description: White marble block, broken on bottom left, damaged on bottom right, still partly concealed; at least w: 0.50 × h: 0.08 × d: 0.125.

Text: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.014-0.022

Date: Third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, reused in the South (east part) wall, in the area of Trench 1975.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[------]
[---]ΙΩ̣[---]
[c. 10]Ο̣Ϲ κα τύμβιοϲ ἐνθάδε̣ [c. 11]
[c. 7] κ̣ληθεὶϲ ἐν ϲτάδιοιϲ καὶ ἐν μερόπεϲιν·
( vac. ) Ἄδραϲτοϲ ( vac. )

Diplomatic

[------]
[---]Ι.[---]
[··········].ϹΚΑΤΥΜΒΙΟϹΕΝΘΑΔ.[···········]
[·······].ΛΗΘΕΙϹΕΝϹΤΑΔΙΟΙϹΚΑΙΕΝΜΕΡΟΠΕϹΙΝ
      ΑΔΡΑϹΤΟϹ      

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024

[--- the deceased lies] here as occupant of the tomb, who has been acclaimed [as a good/worthy man] in the stadia and among the mortals. Adrastos

Bibliography

Recorded: New York University expedition in 2005

Publication: Chaniotis 2024a 2

Images

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