Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.2. Fragmentary honours

Description: Fragment from a white marble base (w: 0.21 × h: 0.24 × d: 0.245) with upper and lower edges surviving, broken at both sides.

Text: Inscribed on the face

Letters: irregular; 0.02-0.028; rho with a tail.

Date: First century BCE to first century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Old Museum, a stray find

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1961)

Interpretive

[---τειμαῖ?]ς πάσαις[---]
[---]χον Μενε[---]
[---] ἄνδρα κα̣[λὸν καὶ ἀγαθὸν?---]
[---]σωτῆρα [τῆς πατρίδος? ---]
5[---] ( vac. ) [---]

Diplomatic

[---......]ΣΠΑΣΑΙΣ[---]
[---]ΧΟΝΜΕΝΕ[---]
[---]ΑΝΔΡΑΚ.[............---]
[---]ΣΩΤΗΡΑ[...........---]
5[---]     vacat [---]

Translation

Mentions of all (honours); -chos (?son of) Mene(krates?); a man who was noble (and good?), a saviour (of his country?)

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition Museum 28

Publication: Smith, 2006 H.170 (listed); IAph2007 15.2.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)