Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.346. Funerary text

Description: On a white marble garland sarcophagus; for further description see Işık 120.

Text: Inscribed on the upper rim, on an erased surface. The photograph suggests the possibility of further letters cut on the tabella, also on an erased surface.

Letters: Distinct from Aphrodisian norms, crude in design, cutting and alignment; lunate sigma, epsilon, near-cursive delta.

Date: The inscription is certainly secondary, cut markedly later than the original production of the sarcophagus; perhaps fourth century, but there is no secure evidence.

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

[...]δ̣ον̣αί̣ου Ἀφροδιϲέοϲ

Diplomatic

[···].Ο.Α.ΟΥΑΦΡΟΔΙϹΕΟϹ

Apparatus

The text was partly read by Reynolds from the photograph, but more could probably be read from the stone.
1: Presumably final -οϲ for -ωϲ.

English translation

Translation source: Reynolds, 2007

- - -]donaios (?), Aphrodisian

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition Recorded by F. Işık; not seen by Reynolds.

Publication: Reynolds, 2007 120 , whence SEG 57.1021, IAph2007 15.346.

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