Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.7. Funerary fragment or honours

Description: White marble fragment with upper edge, apparently cut down from funerary monument or a statue base (w: 0.16 × h: 0.55 × d: 0.25).Masonry block.

Text: Inscribed on the surviving face.

Letters: Standard second to third century forms; 0.028

Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Old Museum, stray

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[------]
[--- Λου]κίου Ι̣[---]
[--- εἰσώσ]τη ((stop)) κη[δευθήσ---]
[--- προδηλ]ουμε[ν---]
[--- Κλα]ύδιος [---] []
5[--- Κλαύ]διος [---]
[--- Αὐρ]ηλιο[---]
[---]ΚΟΥ[---]
[---]Σ̣ΡΟ[---]
[---]Τ̣ΑΙΟ[---]
10 [---]Ι̣Α[---]
[---]Ξ̣ΛΕ̣[---]
[---]Σ ((stop)) Ι̣[---]
[------]

Diplomatic

[------]
[---...]ΚΙΟΥ.[---]
[---.....]ΤΗ • ΚΗ[......---]
[---......]ΟΥΜΕ[.---]
[---...]ΥΔΙΟΣ[---]
5[---....]ΔΙΟΣ[---]
[---...]ΗΛΙΟ[---]
[---]ΚΟΥ[---]
[---].ΡΟ[---]
[---].ΑΙΟ[---]
10[---].Α[---]
[---].Λ.[---]
[---]Σ • .[---]
[------]

Translation

Mentions of vault(?), Claudius (twice), Aurelius(?), the aforementioned(?)

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition, Museum 24, SBI 153

Publication: IAph2007 15.7.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)


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