Description:
Two joining fragments of a thick white marble plaque (H. 0.34 x W. 0.27 × D. 0.13), chipped at right edge and broken below.
Text:
Inscribed on the prepared face.
Letters:
Av. 0.02, irregular, lunate.
Date:
Fifth/sixth century (content, metre).
Findspot:
Theatre: north analemma area.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1975, during the removal of the old mosque (75.57).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 156 and plate xxxvi, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 733, Steinepigramme 02/09/30.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1 cross τύμβος Ἰο̣[ρ]δ[ά] | νοιο τὸν Εὐλαλί̣ | ου ἀπὸ φύτλης
2παρ |θενικὴ κρυόεσσα | (5) Δ̣ίκη λάτριν ἄξιον | εἶχεν·
3βάσκανος | ἀλλά μιν ὦκα δυσ̣|ώνυμος ἥρπασε Μ̣[οί] | ρ̣η
4λαμπρὸν Λ̣ [·· c. 4 ··] | (10) [··]Λ̣ΣΑΣΑΟΗ [·· c. 6 ··] | Σ̣ΤΕΡ' ἀπαιρ[·· c. 5 ··]
1 cross ΤΥΜΒΟΣΙ·[·]Δ[·]
2ΝΟΙΟΤΟΝΕΥΛΑΛ·
3ΟΥΑΠΟΦΥΤΛΗΣΠΑΡ
4ΘΕΝΙΚΗΚΡΥΟΕΣΣΑ
5·ΙΚΗΛΑΤΡΙΝΑΞΙΟΝ
6ΕΙΧΕΝΒΑΣΚΑΝΟΣ
7ΑΛΛΑΜΙΝΩΚΑΔΥ·
8ΩΝΥΜΟΣΗΡΠΑΣΕ·[··]
9·ΗΛΑΜΠΡΟΝ·[····]
10[··]·ΣΑΣΑΟΗ[······]
11·ΤΕΡ'ΑΠΑΙΡ[·····]
<lg>
<lb n="1" />
<l n="1" >
<g type="cross" />
τύμβος
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ρ
</supplied>
δ
<supplied reason="lost" >
</supplied>
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
νοιο
τὸν
Εὐλαλ
<unclear reason="damage" >
</unclear>
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
ου
ἀπὸ
φύτλης
</l>
<l n="2" >
παρ
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
θενικὴ
κρυόεσσα
<lb n="5" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
Δ
</unclear>
ίκη
λάτριν
ἄξιον
<lb n="6" />
εἶχεν
·
</l>
<l n="3" >
βάσκανος
<lb n="7" />
ἀλλά
μιν
ὦκα
δυ
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
ώνυμος
ἥρπασε
<unclear reason="damage" >
Μ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
οί
</supplied>
<lb n="9" type="worddiv" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
η
</l>
<l n="4" >
λαμπρὸν
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="4" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="10" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
σασαοη
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="6" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="11" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
τερ
</orig>
'
ἀπαιρ
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" dim="right" />
</l>
</lg>
<ab>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="vertical" />
</ab>

Translation:

(i.e. This is the) tomb of ?Jordanes from the stem of Eulalios, whom chilly virgin justice had as a worthy servant; but jealous, hatefully-named Fate snatched him quickly, (i.e. ?he who was) splendid [·· ? ··] ?taking away.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.21.

Photographs:

Assembled (1978)
 Assembled (1978)
Upper fragment (1977)
 Upper fragment (1977)

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