Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

16.102. Fragmentary honours

Description: Fragment of white marble moulding of statue base capital, w: 0.14 × h: 0.21 × d: 0.09, broken at both sides and below.

Text: Inscribed on three fasciae

Letters: Standard forms; 0.02.

Date: Second- third century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray find

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

[---κ]α̣ὶ̣ ὁ δ[ῆμος---]
[---καὶ οἱ ν]εοποιοὶ ἐ̣[τείμησαν---]
[---καὶ] μ̣εγίσ̣τ̣[αις τειμαῖς---]
[---]

Diplomatic

[---.]..ΟΔ[....---]
[---......]ΕΟΠΟΙΟΙ.[........---]
[---...].ΕΓΙ..[..........---]
[---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte M. Roueché

?The Council] and the People [and . . . the ] neopoioi [honoured with . . . and] greatest [honours . . .

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition 72.491

Images

Fig. 1. Face (Mehmet Ali Döğenci)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1973)

Fig. 3. Face (M. Roueché, 1977)