Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.344. Funerary fragment

Description: Fragment (0.28 0.40 x 0.06) from a white marble garland sarcophagus, including the upper left corner of a centra moulded tabella

Text: On the sarcophagus, within the tabella, from which it is probable that an earlier inscription has been erased.

Letters: Roughly and rather unevenly cut; lunate sigma.

Date: The inscription seems to be secondary, and could postdate the production of the sarcophagus, which Işık dates as third century, by many years; there is insufficient evidence for dating it, but it could be as late as the fourth century CE

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

ἡ σο[ρὸς καὶ ὁ? τόπος]
ἐ̣ν̣ [ᾧ? ἐπικεῖται]
ἐ̣σ̣[τιν ---]
[------]

Diplomatic

ΗΣΟ[............]
..[..........]
..[...---]
[------]

English translation

Translation source: Reynolds, 2007

The sarcophagus [? and the plot] on [?which it stands] belong [ to - - -

Commentary

The restorations printed here are from the standard formula stating the owner(s) of sarcophagi when these are persons of comparatively modest status.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition Recorded by Işık. Read by Reynolds from the photograph.

Publication: Reynolds, 2007Reynolds, and Işık 197 , whence SEG 57.1031, IAph2007 15.344.

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