Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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72. Fl. Epiphanius Hermias and others make a benefaction
Description
- Monument:
Three fragments of a thick white marble panel; total H. 0.36, W. 0.395, thickness 0.06. Although the face area does not show it, the three stones do join.
- Text:
Inscribed on a prepared face, apparently within a raised tabula ansata, of which the lower right corner survives. All the other surfaces are rough.
- Letters:
very distinctive, averaging 0.03 (0 is 0.02); Υ has a crossbar, and some elements in Υ, Α, Μ and Κ are not attached. Scroll for abbreviation.
- Date:
Fifth/sixth century.
Text
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[...]
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[... τ]οῦ οἴκου τού[?του ...]
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[...]λ̣ι̣λ̣[...] περὶ Φλ(άουιον) Ἐπιφά[?νιον ...]
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[... ?Ἑ]ρμίαν ο[ἰκ]εῖοι Βίκτορος τ̣[...]
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[... λα]μ(?προτατ-) ἐπαρχ[...]τ̣[...]ι̣ι̣λι̣[...]
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[...]λ̣ι̣σαν vac.
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Translation
[...] of this house [...?those] around Flavius Epipha[nius ... ?and He]rmias, of the household of Victor [...] ?clarissimus, prefect [...] ?they set up.
Apparatus
Below the last line are some small (0.01) scratched letters:
[...]ι̣α̣φωι̣ι̣
Photographs
| Fragment, lines 1-3 (1977)
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Fragment. lines 3-4 (1983)
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Fragment, lower right corner (1983)
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Assembled fragments (1985)
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Commentary
Probably to be associated with 245; see discussion at V.50.
Locations
- Found:
Tetrapylon area.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1963 and 1983 (63.1,83.110.a and b).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 72 and plate xvii, whence PHI 613.
- Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché).
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