Description: Marble sarcophagus, and sarcophagus lid: w: 2.07 × h: 0.95 × d: 0.67. Low plain ‘roof’ lid with four unworked bosses for akroteria; in the pediments small phialai; the chest has a tall upper lip and a laurel-pattern lower border; front and sides framed by narrow fluted pilasters with capitals and bases; on the front a rectangular tabula, held by two small Erotes; left and right of the tabula narrow garland swags from which bunches of grapes are hanging; within the two swags a young Dionysos and a satyr with a pine-wreath; on the short sides a narrow garland swag with a long-horned Pan mask and a stern Silenus.

Text: Inscribed on the lid, line 1 on the bosses, lines 2-3 on the lower fascia, and on the body, lines 4-5 on the upper rim, line 6 on the moulding beneath it, lines 7-14 on the tabula.

Letters: 0.02

Date: Third century CE (material context)

Findspot: Ata Eymir, at the Ozanli cemetery.

Original location: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Museum

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis and Smith, 2016

(Made while still) alive. This sarcophagus and the niche underneath it together with the platform belong to Aurelia Apphia, daughter of Attalos Amyntianos, son of Artemidoros; in this sarcophagus shall be buried the aforementioned Apphia, alone. No one shall have authorisation to bury inside another body, for he shall pay to the most sacred treasury 3500 -, one-third of which shall belong to the prosecutor. In the niche shall be buried Aurelia Tatia, her alumna, alone. No one shall have authorisation to bury any other body or to remove a body, for he shall be subject to the same fine. A copy of this inscription has been deposited in the registry under the stephanophorate of Attalis for the 12th time, in the month of Kaisar. I, Aurelia Apphias, daughter of Attalos deposited this.

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