9.31. Honours for Julia, daughter of Drusus

Description:
White marble statue base (W. 0.64 × H. 0.265 × D. 0.655) with moulding.
Text:
Inscribed on the face (inscribed area W. 0.60 × H. 0.14).
Letters:
ave. 0.035-0.04
Date:
Julio-Claudian (context, lettering)
Findspot:
Sebasteion: SEB W.Pro I-84 V-E
Original Location:
Sebasteion
Last recorded location:
Dighouse garden
History of discovery:
Found by the NYU expedition during excavation in 1984 (84.31; SBI 74)
Bibliography:
mentioned by Reynolds, StudClas 24, 1986, 112; by Smith, JRS 77, 1987, 95, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 196
Text constituted from:
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds) This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
1 Ἰουλίαν Δρούσου
2Καίσαρος θυγατέρα
1ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΔΡΟΥΣΟΥ
2ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣΘΥΓΑΤΕΡΑ
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Ἰουλίαν
Δρούσου
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Καίσαρος
θυγατέρα
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Apparatus

The last letter of each line is sliced vertically, and presumably continued on an adjoining surface, although the moulding at the side makes a difficulty.

Translation:

(Statue of) Julia, daughter of Drusus Caesar.

Commentary:

One of the Sebasteion group of dedications to the imperial family (9.37=72.224, 9.38=72.237, 9.39=72.275, 9.40=73.145, 9.33=77.123, 9.26=80.172, 9.27=82.108, 9.35=82.109, 9.28=82.116, 9.34=82.117, 9.29=82.118, 9.36=82.210, 9.30=84.30, 9.31=84.31, 9.32., and 9.32=84.41). On these see Reynolds (1996), 'Ruler-cult at Aphrodisias'.

Photographs:

Face (1985)
 Face (1985)

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