Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.360. The Carians honour Palmatos, in verse

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Date: Late fifth/early sixth century. (prosopography)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Unknown.

Original location: Unknown.

Last recorded location: Unknown.

Interpretive


μνήμονες οἱ Κᾶρες πολλέων εὐεργεσιάων ( vac. )
   Παλμᾶτον ἰθυδίκην τῖσαν ἀγασσάμενοι.

Diplomatic


ΜΝΗΜΟΝΕΣΟΙΚΑΡΕΣΠΟΛΛΕΩΝΕΥΕΡΓΕΣΙΑΩΝ      
   ΠΑΛΜΑΤΟΝΙΘΥΔΙΚΗΝΤΙΣΑΝΑΓΑΣΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ

Apparatus

1: πολέων Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998
2: Although editors had regularly printed the conjecture Παλμᾶν, Cameron showed that the original reading, Παλμᾶτον, was to be preferred. Anthologia Palatina, Cameron, 1973 || τόσσον Anthologia Palatina, IAph2007; τῖσαν Jones, 1997, Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998

English translation

Translation source: ALA 2004

The Carians, remembering many benefits, and greatly admiring the rightly just Palmatos, (scil. set up this statue).

German translation

Translation source: Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998

Eingedenk der vielen Wohltaten haben die Karer den gerechten Palmatos in staunender Bewunderung geehrt

English translation

Translation source: CMR

The Carians, remembering many benefits, admired and rewarded Palmatos, of upright judgement.

Commentary

For Palmatus see also 8.410.

Bibliography

Transcription: An epigram either recorded, almost certainly at Aphrodisias, by a Byzantine copyist, or intended for inscription at Aphrodisias.

Publication: Anthologia Palatina 16.35, whence Robert, Hellenica IV 148-9 , Cameron, 1973 194, Roueché, ALA 63 , LSA 227; Jones, 1997 209, whence Merkelbach and Stauber, 1998 02/09/17; ALA 2004 63, whence IAph2007 15.360.

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