Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.325. Fragmentary honours

Description: A white marble fragment (w: 0.26 × h: 0.24 × d: 0.25) perhaps from the lower right-hand corner of a statue base without moulding, but more probably cut down.

Text: Inscribed on the face, which has been gouged out subsequently.

Letters: Standard forms, 0.02

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

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1981)

Interpretive

[------]
[c. 7]Λ̣Η̣
[c. 7]Ο̣ΥΙΥ̣
[c. 7]ΟΣΣΥ [.]
[c. 7 δ]ημόσιοις βο-
5[c. 7 τ]ὰς πρεπού-
[σας τείμας] ( vac. 3)
( vac. )

Diplomatic

[------]
[·······]..
[·······].ΥΙ.
[·······]ΟΣΣΥ[·]
[·······.]ΗΜΟΣΙΟΙΣΒΟ
5[·······.]ΑΣΠΡΕΠΟΥ
[.........]      
      

Apparatus

2: This line omitted IAph2007
4: [δ]ημόσιος ΒΟΥ IAph2007

Translation

Not usefully translatable

Commentary

Reference to a public entity; to fitting honours(?).

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition in 1980 (Museum 63)

Publication: IAph2007 15.325.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1980)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1981)