Description: Six fragments of chest and lid of a marble sarcophagus lid. The two largest fragments (c and d) preserve part of the chest with laurel-leaf moulding along the bottom and the curling end of a ribbon and a small grape cluster: c: w: 0.57 × h: 0.26 × d: 0.46; d: w: 0.26 × h: 0.20 × d: 0.64.

Text: Inscribed a and b on the lower edge of the lid, b line 3 on the bosses; c and d on the lower edge of the body.

Letters: 0.025

Date: Late second-early third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Necropolis, South area.

Original location: Necropolis

Last recorded location: Findspot

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2012

(c and d): [---] no one shall have authorization to bury someone in the sarcophagus or to remove a body, for whoever does this will be impious and cursed and a tomb-robber and will pay in addition to this for statues of the emperors 6,000 silver denarii, of which one-third shall belong to the vindicator.

French translation

Translation source: AE

[---] avec les niches dévolues aux sépultures situées au-dessous [---] Aureli(-) [---] de son vivant, [---] sarcophage [---]. Personne ne sera autorisé à ensevelir quelqu'un dans ce sarcophage ou à enlever quelqu'un; le contrevenant sera impie, maudit et réputé profanateur de tombe et il devra contribuer aux statues des empereurs pour un montant de six mille deniers d'argent, dont un tiers ira au plaignant.

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