Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

15.386. Funerary fragment

Description: Three adjoining pieces of a white marble sarcophagus lid (w: 0.98 × h: 0.71 × d: 0.51).

Text: Inscribed on the edge (0.04 high) and on the two downwards projections (0.14 high), the surfaces being very badly worn.

Letters: 0.035; lunate epsilon, sigma, omega, cursive alpha

Date: Third-fourth century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray: brought by villagers

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1974)

Interpretive

[...]Ι̣ΗΝ ἐϲτιν [c. 6]Α̣ΝΙΚΑ οὐετράνου εἰς ἣν κηδευθήϲετε αὐτὸϲ τε καὶ
[.]Ε[c. 5] ( vac. 3) αὐτὸϲ Ζω-
[τ]ι̣κ̣ή̣Υ[..] ( vac. 3) [.]ΤΑΙΔΙΑΥ
[c. 4]Ι̣Ι̣[..] ( vac. 3) [c. 7]

Diplomatic

[···].ΗΝΕϹΤΙΝ[······].ΝΙΚΑΟΥΕΤΡΑΝΟΥΕΙΣΗΝΚΗΔΕΥΘΗϹΕΤΕΑΥΤΟϹΤΕΚΑΙ
[·]Ε[·····]      ΑΥΤΟϹΖΩ
[.]...Υ[··]      [·]ΤΑΙΔΙΑΥ
[····]..[··]      [·······]

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 74.259

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