Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

13.502. Funerary inscriptions for Tatis and Herodotos (mother and child)

Description: White marble block with a narrow rebate at either side of face (w: 0.485 × h: 0.56 × d: 0.58).

Text: Inscribed on the face; surface to left in area between lines 4 and 5 has been scratched but suggestion of letters on the photograph is probably misleading.

Letters: 0.025 – 0.03

Date: Late Hellenistic to Augustan; perhaps even second century BCE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Necropolis, South-west area: 'In a Reservoir 3 km west of the wall' (MAMA); found built into the wall of a house c. 2 km south of New Geyre, in 1976 (NYU)

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot (1976)

Interpretive

Τατι Περιγένου γυ-
νὴ δὲ Ἀπολλωνίου
( vac. 1 line)
Ἡρόδοτε Ἀπολλ-
ωνίου
( vac. 2 lines)
5( vac. 4) χαίρετε ( vac. 3)

Diplomatic

ΤΑΤΙΠΕΡΙΓΕΝΟΥΓΥ
ΝΗΔΕΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ
     vacat
ΗΡΟΔΟΤΕΑΠΟΛΛ
ΩΝΙΟΥ
     vacat
5        ΧΑΙΡΕΤΕ      

Translation

Tatis, daughter of Perigenes and wife of Apollonios; Herodotos son of Apollonios.

Farewell

Bibliography

Transcription: Calder, 1934; New York University expedition in 1976

Publication: MAMA 8 533 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 533 ; IAph2007 13.502.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)

Fig. 2. Text (M. Roueché, 1976)