Description:
Two joiningwhite marble fragments (from statue base), a. with left side and lower moulding (W. 0.21 × H. 0.24 × D. 0.22); b. without edges (W. 0.08 × H. 0.09 × D. 0.06).
Text:
Inscribed on surviving face (a. W. 0.08 × H. 0.020).
Letters:
0.02; ligatured MN, a. l. 4; apex on Α, l. 5.
Date:
Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Temple/Church
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1977)
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962 (Temple 103)
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
a
0·· ? ··]
1 χρ̣εου̣ [·· ? ··]
2θαυ̣μα[?σθέντα ·· ? ··]
3ΤΗΤ̣ΟΥ̣[·· ? ··]
4ΜΝΟ[·· ? ··]
5ΑΩ[·· ? ··]
6ΜΑ̣ [·· ? ··]
a
0·· ? ··]
1Χ·ΕΟ·[ - - - ]
2ΘΑ·ΜΑ[······ - - - ]
3ΤΗ·Ο·[ - - - ]
4ΜΝΟ[ - - - ]
5ΑΩ[ - - - ]
6Μ·[ - - - ]
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<lb n="1" />
<orig >
χ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
εο
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
θα
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
μα
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
σθέντα
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τη
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
ο
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="4" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
μν
ο
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="5" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
αω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="6" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
μ
<unclear reason="damage" >
α
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

e.g. θαυμα[σθέντα] (or θαυμά[σθεισαν) ἐπὶ] τῇ τοῦ [βίου σε]μνο[τητι].

Translation:

a. ·· ? ··] e.g. admired for dignity of life [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

L. 2 suggests that this is an honorary text.

Photographs:

Fragment a. (1966)
 Fragment a. (1966)
Fragment a. (1977)
 Fragment a. (1977)
Fragment b. (1966)
 Fragment b. (1966)

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