Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.932. Honours for a centurio frumentarius

Description: Presumably a statue base.

Text: No description

Letters: No description

Date: Third century CE (terminology, comparanda)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, West stretch: central western stretch, near 12.925 and 12.929.

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1716)

Interpretive

[ ἡ πόλις ]
[ τὸν δεῖνα ]
ἑκατόν[τ]αρχον
φρουμεντάριον
ἁγνῶς καὶ ἀν-
δρίως ἀναστρα-
5φέντα ἐν τῷ τῆς
Ἀσίας ἔθνε̣ι εὐ-
νοίας καὶ στορ-
γῆς ἕνεκεν τῆ̣ς
εἰς αὑτὴν ἠμείψατο
10 ἐπ ⸢ε⸣ μελήσατο τῆς
ἀναστάσεως τοῦ
ἀνδριάντος ὁ ἀξ̣[ι-]
ολ̣ογ̣ώτατος Ἀντώ̣-
νιος Ἀνδρόνικος

Diplomatic

[......]
[........]
ΕΚΑΤΟΝ[.]ΑΡΧΟΝ
ΦΡΟΥΜΕΝΤΑΡΙΟΝ
ΑΓΝΩΣΚΑΙΑΝ
ΔΡΙΩΣΑΝΑΣΤΡΑ
5ΦΕΝΤΑΕΝΤΩΤΗΣ
ΑΣΙΑΣΕΘΝ.ΙΕΥ
ΝΟΙΑΣΚΑΙΣΤΟΡ
ΓΗΣΕΝΕΚΕΝΤ.Σ
ΕΙΣΑΥΤΗΝΗΜΕΙΨΑΤΟ
10ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΣΑΤΟΤΗΣ
ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΣΤΟΥ
ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΤΟΣΟΑ.[.-]
Ο.Ο.ΩΤΑΤΟΣΑΝΤ.
ΝΙΟΣΑΝΔΡΟΝΙΚΟΣ

Apparatus

1: ΤΟΝΑΡΧ Sherard, 1716
2: Boeckh's copy of Sherard's notes showed ΑΡΙΟΥ, but the MS has ΑΡΙΟΝ
4: ΔΡΙΩΣ Sherard, 1716
6: ΕΘΝΟΙ Sherard, 1716
8: ΤΕΣ Sherard, 1716
10: Sherard copied this line twice:ΕΠΙΜΕΛ> Sherard, 1716
12-13: ΟΑΣ/ΟΥΤΟΠΩΤΑΤΟΖΑΝΤΟ Sherard, 1716

English translation

Translation source: Roueché, 1981

[The city has rewarded ...] centurio frumentarius, who has conducted himself decently and bravely in the province of Asia, for his goodwill and affection towards her. The most worthy Antonius Androneikos oversaw the erection of the statue.

Bibliography

Transcription: Sherard, 1716 128

Publication: CIG II.2, 1835 2802 ; Roueché, 1981 8 , whence SEG 31.905 , Robert, Bulletin Épigraphique 1982.357 , AE 1981.771 (mention) , McCabe, PHI, 1996 360 , Smith, 2006 H.47 (listed); IAph2007 12.932.

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