4.3. Building dedication to an emperor
- Description:
- White marble architrave block, slightly chipped on the upper edge and at both sides (W. 2.05 × H. 0.14 × D. 0.11).
- Text:
- Inscribed on the external face on two fasciae; the text was clearly continued on the adjacent block.
- Letters:
- 0.06; B with closed lower bowl.
- Date:
- First to second century A.D. (terminology, lettering)
- Findspot:
- South Agora: Portico of Tiberius: fallen in the south west corner
- Original Location:
- South Agora: Portico of Tiberius, south or west portico
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot (1978)
- History of discovery:
- Found by the NYU expedition in 1969 (Portico 2).
- Bibliography:
- Published by Reynolds, PCPS 206, 1980, 78, no. 7, whence SEG 1980.1255, AnnEpig 1980.871, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 102.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (1980).
- 1 v. Αὐτοκράτορι Καίσαρι θεῷ Σεβαστῷ Π | [·· ? ··]
- 2 vv. Ἀντίπατρος πριμοπειλάριος συ|[ν·· ? ··]
- 1 ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΚΑΙΣΑΡΙΘΕΩΣΕΒΑΣΤΩΠ[ - - - ]
- 2 ΑΝΤΙΠΑΤΡΟΣΠΡΙΜΟΠΕΙΛΑΡΙΟΣΣΥ[· - - - ]
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<space
extent="1"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Αὐτοκράτορι
Καίσαρι
θεῷ
Σεβαστῷ
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
π
</orig>
<milestone
unit="block"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<lb
n="2"
/>
<space
extent="2"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Ἀντίπατρος
πριμοπειλάριος
συ
<milestone
unit="block"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ν
</supplied>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
- Translation:
- No translation yet (2007).
Commentary:
The script rules out Augustus, π[ατρὶ πατρίδος]. The letters are noticeably later than the Zoilos material. Note especially B, which is on the way towards the second to third century form. .
Photographs:
- Face (1978)
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