Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

12.1209. Funerary inscription for ?Tib. Cl. Philo[---]

Description: White marble fragment from the left side of a block, chipped above apparently cut down to left and perhaps to the right for re-use (w: 0.20 × h: 0.66 × d: 0.625)

Text: Inscribed on the face; if the right side is original, the text wil have continued on an adjacent block

Letters: Standard forms, 0.0225-0.025

Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls: 'in the city wall' (MAMA)

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1978)

Interpretive

[c. 6]ΤΟΥ ΓΕ [---]
[c. 6]ΝΟΣ ΗΝ[...]
[c. 4 Τι]β(ερί-) Κλ(αυδί-) Φιλο [c. 20]
[ἡ σορὸς?] εἰς ἣν κη[δευθησονται ὁ] [προγεγ?-]
5[ραμμέν]ος καὶ ΠΡΕ[c. 20]
[κληρον]όμοι ἢ οὓ̣[ς ἂν βουληθῇ ἢ] [δια-]
[τάξητ]αι ἕτερος [δὲ οὐδεὶς ἕξει ἐξουσίαν]
[ἐνθά]ψαι τινὰ [ἐν τῇ σορῷ ἢ] [ἐκθάψαι τινὰ]
[τῶν] ἐνταφέ[ντων ἐπεὶ ὁ παρὰταῦτά τι-]
10[ποιήσας] ἔσται ἀσε̣[βὴς καὶ ἐπάρατος καὶ τυμ-]
[βωρύχο]ς καὶ προσ̣[αποτείσει εἰς τὸ ἱερώτα-]
[τον ταμεῖ]ον ἀργυ[ρίου (δηνάρια) c. 10 ὧν]
[τὸ τρίτ]ον στα[ι τοῦ ἐκδικήσαντος τῆς]
[ἐπιγραφ]ῆς ταύ[της ἀπετέθη ἀντίγρα-]
15[φον εἰ]ς̣ τὸ χρε̣[οφυλάκιον ἐπὶ στεφανη-]
[φόρου τὸ?] ε Κλα[υδίου? c. 15]
[c. 8] μη(νὸς) ( vac. 1) Ι [.]

Diplomatic

[······]ΤΟΥΓΕ[---]
[······]ΝΟΣΗΝ[···]
[····..]ΒΚΛΦΙΛΟ[····················]
[......]ΕΙΣΗΝΚΗ[............][......-]
5[......]ΟΣΚΑΙΠΡΕ[····················]
[......]ΟΜΟΙΗΟ.[...........][...-]
[.....]ΑΙΕΤΕΡΟΣ[....................]
[....]ΨΑΙΤΙΝΑ[.........][...........]
[...]ΕΝΤΑΦΕ[....................-]
10[.......]ΕΣΤΑΙΑΣ.[....................-]
[......]ΣΚΑΙΠΡΟ.[....................-]
[........]ΟΝΑΡΓΥ[....··········..]
[......]ΟΝΕΣΤΑ[...................]
[.......]ΗΣΤΑΥ[.................-]
15[.....].ΤΟΧΡ.[...................-]
[.......]ΕΚΛΑ[.....···············]
[········]ΜΗ  Ι[·]

Apparatus

1: [c. 6]ιου MAMA 8, IAph2007
4: κε[κήδευται MAMA 8, IAph2007
6: ο[ὓς MAMA 8, IAph2007
10: ἀσεβὴς [ MAMA 8, IAph2007
11: . . .]εναι πρὸς [ MAMA 8, IAph2007
15: εἰς] τὸ MAMA 8, IAph2007
16: ] Κλ(αυδίου) [...] MAMA 8, IAph2007
15: [c. 6 μηνὸς ...] IAph2007

Bibliography

Transcription: Calder, 1934; New York University expedition in 1977

Publication: MAMA 8 572 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 499 , IAph2007 12.1209.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)