l.15. εσθουν Reinach wrote
Δεχέσθω θεὸς ὀ͂ν, but
Grégoire'sΔεχέσθω ὀ͂ν seems preferable.
l.16. καὶ ζωὴν εἰς Reinach:ὁ θεὸς καὶ Grégoire.
Translation
Aristolaus, my father-in-law, of blessed memory, died and
entered his rest in indiction 1, month 2, day 14, a Sunday or Friday.The thrice fortunate, of blessed memory, who was lady of
these here, my mother-in-law, Theodoreta, also entered her rest in
indiction 4, month 4, day 13, a Friday.The lady Philosophia, the daughter of Aristolaus and
Theodoreta of blessed memory, who became acknowledged wife to me, John
Philadelphus, was born in indiction 15. month 4, day 5, in the
consulate of Rusticius and lived her full span until indiction 14.
month 7, day 20, a Wednesday, year 25 of the reign of our most sacred
and pious master. Flavius Justinian, and year 10 after the consulate
of Flavius Basilius. So the living should know that Philosophia, of
blessed memory, lived in all 29 years, 2 months, 15 days. So may
God receive their souls, and grant eternity to their spirits.
Commentary
See discussion at IX.30.
Found
Fields: 'hors des murs, le long de la route, à
droite, 20 m. avant la porte Est' (Grégoire interpreted this as
meaning 20 minutes, but 20 metres seems more likely).
Original Location
Unknown.
Last Recorded Location
Findspot.
History of Recording
Recorded by Gaudin (46); not reported subsequently.
Bibliography
Published by Reinach, no. 203, from Gaudin, whence
Grégoire, IGC255; by Roueché,
Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 164 and plate xxxviii, whence PHI742 . Discussed by D. Feissel, ‘Une épitaphe
d'Aphrodisias et le calendrier de la province d'Asie au Bas-Empire',
BCH 119 1995, 375-79.