Description:
A white marble block, tapering a little towards the top (width across faces a. and c., W. 0.45-0.43 × H. 2.80 × width across face b. W. 0.46-0.425). Surface smoothed on faces a., b., and c. but left roughly dressed on face d.
Text:
a., concentrated on upper part of stone, with fillet (W. c. 0.085 wide) down the left side and margin down the right. b., the text is arranged in two parts, separated by a sizable vacant area (H. 0.15 in height).
Letters:
a., letter-heights average 0.03 in ll. 1-5 and 0.02 thereafter; letters were apparently designed freehand, and include both angular and lunate epsilon and sigma (as well as lunate omega), alpha sometimes with a straight, sometimes with a dropped bar, and omicron frequently written small. Ligatured ΩΝ in l. 5; many abbreviations, most of them marked by a sign—superscript bar, lightning-bolt, s, c, or c (ll. 3-5, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22)—or by raising the final inscribed letter above the text (l. 10). Graffito at bottom of this face (col. ii), letters c. 0.06. b., letter-heights c. 0.02 throughout, cut between visible guidelines; they are also normally consistent in form, with lunate epsilon, sigma, and omega, although alpha appears both with straight and dropped bar. Some entried in a later hand, over erasures (ll. 15, 20, 32, 39, 48), or on the original surface (ll. 5, 8, 30, 58, 60-1). Abbreviations: downward-slanting line attached to rho at the end of l. 23, round dots after the last inscribed letters in ll. 26, 27, 41, a slanting stroke attached to one in the middle of l. 48, probably s in l. 32 and c at the end of l. 56. Stops in the form of small round dots or arrowheads, once a small circle (l. 53). Diaeresis marks, ll. 5, 10, 13, 14, 26-8, 43.
Date:
Early third century A.D. (Reynolds/Tannenbaum, lettering); fifth century A.D. (Chaniotis, nomenclature).
Findspot:
City, Village: New Museum excavations, east of what is now the entrance.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Found in the winter of 1975-6; recorded by the NYU expedition in 1976 (76.1).
Bibliography:
Discovery reported in K. T. Erim, AJA 81 (1977), 306 and Erim, AS 27 (1977), 31. Published by Reynolds & Tannenbaum, Jews and Godfearers at Aphrodisias principal inscription, whence BE 1988.888; SEG 1976.970, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 188 ; mentioned by K. T. Erim and J. M. Reynolds, 'Sculptors of Aphrodisias', 529-31, nos. 21, 22, 23; for discussion and full bibliography see Chaniotis, Scripta Classica Israelica 21 (2002), 209-242.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds and Tannenbaum (1987).
a
i
1Θεὸς βοηθός, ? πατέλλα ΔΟ̣[·]
2οἱ ὑποτεταγμέ-
3νοι τῆς δεκαν(ίας)
4τῶν φιλομαθῶ̣[ν]
5τῶν κὲ παντευλόγ̣( ... ων)
6εἰς ἀπενθησίαν
7τῷ πλήθι ἔκτισα[ν]
8ἐξ ἱδίων μνῆμα
9 Ἰαηλ προστάτης
10 v. σὺν υἱῷ Ἰωσούᾳ ἄρχ(οντι)
11 Θεόδοτος Παλατῖν(?ος) σὺν
12 v. υἱῷ Ἱλαριανῷ v.
13 Σαμουηλ ἀρχιδ(?έκανος) προσήλ(υτος)
14 Ἰωσῆς Ἰεσσέου v.
15 Βενιαμιν ψαλμο(?λόγος)
16 Ἰούδας εὔκολος v.
17 Ἰωσῆς προσήλυ(τος)
18 Σαββάτιος Ἀμαχίου
19 Ἐμμόνιος θεοσεβ(ής) v. v.
20 Ἀντωνῖνος θεοσεβ(ής)
21 Σαμουηλ Πολιτιανοῦ
22 Εἰωσήφ Εὐσεβίου προσήλυτος
23 καὶ Εἰούδας Θεοδώρου
24καὶ Ἀντιπέος Ἑρμήου
25καὶ Σαβάθιος νεκτάρις
26[?κα]ὶ Σ̣α̣μ̣ο̣<υ>ηλ πρεσ-
27β̣ε̣υ̣τ̣ὴ̣ς̣ ἱ̣ε̣ρ̣ε̣ύ̣ς̣
ii
1 (If cut when the stele was standing:) ΝΜΔ̣
1a (If cut upside down to the main text:) Π̣ΩΝ
iii
9 Σα-
10μου-
11ηλ
12 πρεσ-
13βευ-
14τὴς
15 Περ-
16γε-
17ούς
b
1 ·· ? ··]
2 [·· c. 8 ··] [Σ]εραπίωνος v. [ v. ]
3 [[ [·· ? ··] ]]
4 [Ἰωση]φ Ζήνωνος v.
5 [Ζή]νων Ἰακωβ stop Μανασῆς Ἰωφ (sic)
6 Ἰούδας Εὐσεβίου vacat
7 Ἑορτάσιος Καλλικάρπου v.
8 Βιωτικός stop Ἰούδας Ἀμφιανοῦ
9 Εὐγένιος χρυσοχόος vac.
10 Πραοίλιος stop Ἰούδας Πραοιλίου
11 Ῥοῦφος stop Ὀξυχόλιος γέρων
12 Ἀμάντιος Χαρίνου stop Μύρτιλος
13 Ἰακω προβατον(όμος) stop Σεβῆρος vv.
14 Εὔοδος stop Ἰάσων Εὐόδου vv.
15 Εὐσαββάθιος λαχα(νοπώλης) stop Ἀνύσιος
16 Εὐσαββάθιος ξένος stop Μίλων
17 Ὀξυχόλιος νεώτερος vacat
18 Διογένης stop Εὐσαββάθιος Διογέν(ους)
19 Ἰούδας Παύλου stop Θεόφιλος vac.
20 Ἰακωβ ὁ κὲ Ἀπελλί(ων) stop Ζαχαρίας μονο(πώλης)
21 Λεόντιος Λεοντίου stop Γέμελλος
22 Ἰούδας Ἀχολίου stop Δαμόνικος v.
23 Εὐτάρκιος Ἰούδα stop Ἰωσηφ Φιληρ
24 Εὐσαββάθιος Εὐγενίου vac.
25 Κύρυλλος stop Εὐτύχιος χαλκοτύπος
26 Ἰωσηφ παστι(λλάριος) stop Ῥουβην παστ(ιλλάριος)
27 Ἰούδας Ὁρτασί(ου) stop Εὐτύχιος ὀρν(ιθοπώλης)
28 Ἰούδας ὁ κὲ Ζωσι stop Ζήνων γρυτοπώλης
29 Ἀμμιανὸς χιλᾶς stop Αἰλιανὸς Αἰλια(νοῦ)
30 Αἰλιανὸς ὁ καὶ Σαμουηλ Φίλανθος
31 Γοργόνιος Ὀξυ(χολίου) stop Ἑορτάσιος Ἀχιλλέ(ως)
32 Εὐσαββάθιος Ὀξυχ(ολίου) stop Παρηγόριος
33 Ἑορτάσιος Ζωτικοῦ Συμεών Ζην
33a        vacat
34 Καὶ ὅσοι θεοσεβῖς stop Ζήνον βουλ(ευτής)
35 Τέρτυλλος βουλ(ευτής) stop Διογένης βουλ(ευτής)
36 Ὀνήσιμος βουλ(ευτής) stop Ζήνων Λονγι(ανοῦ) βου[λ](ευτής)
37 Ἀντιπέος βουλ(ευτής) stop Ἀντίοχος βουλ(ευτής)
38 Ῥωμανὸς βουλ(ευτής) stop Ἀπονήριος βουλ(ευτής)
39 Εὐπίθιος πορφυρ(ᾶς) stop Στρατήγιος
40 Ξάνθος v. stop v. Ξάνθος Ξάνθου stop
41 Ἀπονήριος Ἀπον(ηρίου) stop Ὑψικλῆς Μελ stop
42 Πολυχρόνιος Ξάν(θου) stop Ἀθηνίων Αἰ(λιανοῦ)
43 Καλλίμορφος Καλ(λιμόρφου) stop ΙΟΥΝΒΑΛΟΣ
44 Τυχικὸς Τυχι(κοῦ) stop Γληγόριος Τυχι(κοῦ)
45 Πολυχρόνιος βελ(—) stop Χρύσιππος
46 Γοργόνιος χαλ(κοτύπος) stop Τατιανὸς Ὀξυ(χολίου)
47 Ἀπελλᾶς Ἡγε(μονέως) stop Βαλεριανὸς πεν(ακᾶς)
48 Εὐσαββάθιος Ἡδ(υχρόος) stop Μανικιος Ἀττά(λου)
49 Ὁρτάσιος λατύ(πος) stop βραβέυς vac.
50 Κλαυδιανὸς Καλ(λιμόρφου) stop Ἀλέξανδρος πυ(—)
51 Ἀππιανὸς λευ(—) stop Ἀδόλιος ἰσικιάριος
52 Ζωτικὸς ψελ(λὸς) stop Ζωτικὸς γρύλλος
53 Εὐπίθιος Εὐπι(θίου) stop Πατρίκιος χαλκο(τύπος)
54 Ἐλπιδιανὸς ἀθλη(τής) Ἠδυχροῦς vac.
55 Εὐτρόπιος Ἡδυχ(ρόος) stop Καλλίνικος v.
56 Βαλεριανὸς ἀρκά(?ριος) stop Εὕρετος Ἀθηναγ(όρου)
57 Παράμονος ἰκονο(?γράφος) stop vacat
58 Εὐτυχιανὸς γναφ(εύς) stop ` Προκόπιος τρα(?πεζίτης) ´
59 Προυνίκιος γναφ(εύς) stop Στρατόνικος γναφ(εύς)
60 ` Ἀθηναγόρας τέκτω(ν) ´
61 ` Μελίτων Ἀμαζονίου ´
61a        vacat
a
i
1ΘΕΟΣΒΟΗΘΟΣΠΑΤΕΛΛΑΔ·[·]
2ΟΙΥΠΟΤΕΤΑΓΜΕ
3ΝΟΙΤΗΣΔΕΚΑΝ
4ΤΩΝΦΙΛΟΜΑΘ·[·]
5ΤΩΝΚΕΠΑΝΤΕΥΛΟ·
6ΕΙΣΑΠΕΝΘΗΣΙΑΝ
7ΤΩΠΛΗΘΙΕΚΤΙΣΑ[·]
8ΕΞΙΔΙΩΝΜΝΗΜΑ
9ΙΑΗΛΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ
10 ΣΥΝΥΙΩΙΩΣΟΥΑΑΡΧ
11ΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣΠΑΛΑΤΙΝΣΥΝ
12 ΥΙΩΙΛΑΡΙΑΝΩ 
13ΣΑΜΟΥΗΛΑΡΧΙΔΠΡΟΣΗΛ
14ΙΩΣΗΣΙΕΣΣΕΟΥ 
15ΒΕΝΙΑΜΙΝΨΑΛΜΟ
16ΙΟΥΔΑΣΕΥΚΟΛΟΣ 
17ΙΩΣΗΣΠΡΟΣΗΛΥ
18ΣΑΒΒΑΤΙΟΣΑΜΑΧΙΟΥ
19ΕΜΜΟΝΙΟΣΘΕΟΣΕΒ  
20ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣΘΕΟΣΕΒ
21ΣΑΜΟΥΗΛΠΟΛΙΤΙΑΝΟΥ
22ΕΙΩΣΗΦΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΥΠΡΟΣΗΛΥΤΟΣ
23ΚΑΙΕΙΟΥΔΑΣΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΥ
24ΚΑΙΑΝΤΙΠΕΟΣΕΡΜΗΟΥ
25ΚΑΙΣΑΒΑΘΙΟΣΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΣ
26[··]Ι····ΗΛΠΡΕΣ
27············
ii
1(If cut when the stele was standing:)ΝΜ·
1a(If cut upside down to the main text:)·ΩΝ
iii
9ΣΑ
10ΜΟΥ
11ΗΛ
12ΠΡΕΣ
13ΒΕΥ
14ΤΗΣ
15ΠΕΡ
16ΓΕ
17ΟΥΣ
b
1·· ? ··]
2[········][·]ΕΡΑΠΙΩΝΟΣ [·]
3 [[[·· ? ··]]]
4[····]ΦΖΗΝΩΝΟΣ 
5[··]ΝΩΝΙΑΚΩΒ stop ΜΑΝΑΣΗΣΙΩΦ(sic)
6ΙΟΥΔΑΣΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΥ      
7ΕΟΡΤΑΣΙΟΣΚΑΛΛΙΚΑΡΠΟΥ 
8ΒΙΩΤΙΚΟΣ stop ΙΟΥΔΑΣΑΜΦΙΑΝΟΥ
9ΕΥΓΕΝΙΟΣΧΡΥΣΟΧΟΟΣ    
10ΠΡΑΟΙΛΙΟΣ stop ΙΟΥΔΑΣΠΡΑΟΙΛΙΟΥ
11ΡΟΥΦΟΣ stop ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΟΣΓΕΡΩΝ
12ΑΜΑΝΤΙΟΣΧΑΡΙΝΟΥ stop ΜΥΡΤΙΛΟΣ
13ΙΑΚΩΠΡΟΒΑΤΟΝ stop ΣΕΒΗΡΟΣ  
14ΕΥΟΔΟΣ stop ΙΑΣΩΝΕΥΟΔΟΥ  
15ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΛΑΧΑ stop ΑΝΥΣΙΟΣ
16ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΞΕΝΟΣ stop ΜΙΛΩΝ
17ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΟΣΝΕΩΤΕΡΟΣ      
18ΔΙΟΓΕΝΗΣ stop ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΔΙΟΓΕΝ
19ΙΟΥΔΑΣΠΑΥΛΟΥ stop ΘΕΟΦΙΛΟΣ   
20ΙΑΚΩΒΟΚΕΑΠΕΛΛΙ stop ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑΣΜΟΝΟ
21ΛΕΟΝΤΙΟΣΛΕΟΝΤΙΟΥ stop ΓΕΜΕΛΛΟΣ
22ΙΟΥΔΑΣΑΧΟΛΙΟΥ stop ΔΑΜΟΝΙΚΟΣ 
23ΕΥΤΑΡΚΙΟΣΙΟΥΔΑ stop ΙΩΣΗΦΦΙΛΗΡ
24ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΕΥΓΕΝΙΟΥ     
25ΚΥΡΥΛΛΟΣ stop ΕΥΤΥΧΙΟΣΧΑΛΚΟΤΥΠΟΣ
26ΙΩΣΗΦΠΑΣΤΙ stop ΡΟΥΒΗΝΠΑΣΤ
27ΙΟΥΔΑΣΟΡΤΑΣΙ stop ΕΥΤΥΧΙΟΣΟΡΝ
28ΙΟΥΔΑΣΟΚΕΖΩΣΙ stop ΖΗΝΩΝΓΡΥΤΟΠΩΛΗΣ
29ΑΜΜΙΑΝΟΣΧΙΛΑΣ stop ΑΙΛΙΑΝΟΣΑΙΛΙΑ
30ΑΙΛΙΑΝΟΣΟΚΑΙΣΑΜΟΥΗΛΦΙΛΑΝΘΟΣ
31ΓΟΡΓΟΝΙΟΣΟΞΥ stop ΕΟΡΤΑΣΙΟΣΑΧΙΛΛΕ
32ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΟΞΥΧ stop ΠΑΡΗΓΟΡΙΟΣ
33ΕΟΡΤΑΣΙΟΣΖΩΤΙΚΟΥΣΥΜΕΩΝΖΗΝ
33a       vacat
34ΚΑΙΟΣΟΙΘΕΟΣΕΒΙΣ stop ΖΗΝΟΝΒΟΥΛ
35ΤΕΡΤΥΛΛΟΣΒΟΥΛ stop ΔΙΟΓΕΝΗΣΒΟΥΛ
36ΟΝΗΣΙΜΟΣΒΟΥΛ stop ΖΗΝΩΝΛΟΝΓΙΒΟΥ[·]
37ΑΝΤΙΠΕΟΣΒΟΥΛ stop ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΣΒΟΥΛ
38ΡΩΜΑΝΟΣΒΟΥΛ stop ΑΠΟΝΗΡΙΟΣΒΟΥΛ
39ΕΥΠΙΘΙΟΣΠΟΡΦΥΡ stop ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΟΣ
40ΞΑΝΘΟΣ  stop  ΞΑΝΘΟΣΞΑΝΘΟΥ stop
41ΑΠΟΝΗΡΙΟΣΑΠΟΝ stop ΥΨΙΚΛΗΣΜΕΛ stop
42ΠΟΛΥΧΡΟΝΙΟΣΞΑΝ stop ΑΘΗΝΙΩΝΑΙ
43ΚΑΛΛΙΜΟΡΦΟΣΚΑΛ stop ΙΟΥΝΒΑΛΟΣ
44ΤΥΧΙΚΟΣΤΥΧΙ stop ΓΛΗΓΟΡΙΟΣΤΥΧΙ
45ΠΟΛΥΧΡΟΝΙΟΣΒΕΛ stop ΧΡΥΣΙΠΠΟΣ
46ΓΟΡΓΟΝΙΟΣΧΑΛ stop ΤΑΤΙΑΝΟΣΟΞΥ
47ΑΠΕΛΛΑΣΗΓΕ stop ΒΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΣΠΕΝ
48ΕΥΣΑΒΒΑΘΙΟΣΗΔ stop ΜΑΝΙΚΙΟΣΑΤΤΑ
49ΟΡΤΑΣΙΟΣΛΑΤΥ stop ΒΡΑΒΕΥΣ     
50ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝΟΣΚΑΛ stop ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣΠΥ
51ΑΠΠΙΑΝΟΣΛΕΥ stop ΑΔΟΛΙΟΣΙΣΙΚΙΑΡΙΟΣ
52ΖΩΤΙΚΟΣΨΕΛ stop ΖΩΤΙΚΟΣΓΡΥΛΛΟΣ
53ΕΥΠΙΘΙΟΣΕΥΠΙ stop ΠΑΤΡΙΚΙΟΣΧΑΛΚΟ
54ΕΛΠΙΔΙΑΝΟΣΑΘΛΗΗΔΥΧΡΟΥΣ   
55ΕΥΤΡΟΠΙΟΣΗΔΥΧ stop ΚΑΛΛΙΝΙΚΟΣ 
56ΒΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΣΑΡΚΑ stop ΕΥΡΕΤΟΣΑΘΗΝΑΓ
57ΠΑΡΑΜΟΝΟΣΙΚΟΝΟ stop          
58ΕΥΤΥΧΙΑΝΟΣΓΝΑΦ stop ΠΡΟΚΟΠΙΟΣΤΡΑ
59ΠΡΟΥΝΙΚΙΟΣΓΝΑΦ stop ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΙΚΟΣΓΝΑΦ
60ΑΘΗΝΑΓΟΡΑΣΤΕΚΤΩ
61ΜΕΛΙΤΩΝΑΜΑΖΟΝΙΟΥ
61a       vacat
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Θεὸς
βοηθός
,
πατέλλα
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δ
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ο
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οἱ
ὑποτεταγμέ
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νοι
τῆς
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<abbr>
δεκαν
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ίας
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τῶν
φιλομαθ
<unclear reason="damage" >
</unclear>
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ν
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<lb n="5" />
τ
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κὲ
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παντευλό
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γ
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ων
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εἰς
ἀπενθησίαν
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τῷ
πλήθι
ἔκτισα
<supplied reason="lost" >
ν
</supplied>
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ἐξ
ἱδίων
μνῆμα
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Ἰαηλ
προστάτης
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<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
σὺν
υἱῷ
Ἰωσούᾳ
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ἄρχ
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οντι
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<lb n="11" />
Θεόδοτος
<expan>
<abbr>
Παλατῖν
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<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
ος
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σὺν
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υἱῷ
Ἱλαριανῷ
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<lb n="13" />
Σαμουηλ
<expan>
<abbr>
ἀρχιδ
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<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
έκανος
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<abbr>
προσήλ
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<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
υτος
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Ἰωσῆς
Ἰεσσέου
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Βενιαμιν
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ψαλμο
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λόγος
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Ἰούδας
εὔκολος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="17" />
Ἰωσῆς
<expan>
<abbr>
προσήλυ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
τος
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="18" />
Σαββάτιος
Ἀμαχίου
<lb n="19" />
Ἐμμόνιος
<expan>
<abbr>
θεοσεβ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ής
</supplied>
</expan>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="20" />
Ἀντωνῖνος
<expan>
<abbr>
θεοσεβ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="21" />
Σαμουηλ
Πολιτιανοῦ
<lb n="22" />
Εἰωσήφ
Εὐσεβίου
προσήλυτος
<lb n="23" />
καὶ
Εἰούδας
Θεοδώρου
<lb n="24" />
καὶ
Ἀντιπέος
Ἑρμήου
<lb n="25" />
καὶ
Σαβάθιος
νεκτάρις
<lb n="26" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
κα
</supplied>
<del>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Σαμο
</unclear>
<supplied reason="omitted" >
υ
</supplied>
<unclear reason="undefined" >
ηλ
</unclear>
<unclear reason="undefined" >
πρεσ
</unclear>
<lb n="27" type="worddiv" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
βευτὴς
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ἱερεύς
</unclear>
</del>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="ii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<note>
If cut when the stele was standing:
</note>
<orig n="unresolved" >
ΝΜ
<unclear reason="damage" >
Δ
</unclear>
</orig>
<lb n="1a" />
<note>
If cut upside down to the main text:
</note>
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
Π
</unclear>
ΩΝ
</orig>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iii" >
<ab>
<add place="left" >
<lb n="9" />
Σα
<lb n="10" type="worddiv" />
μου
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
ηλ
<lb n="12" />
πρεσ
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
βευ
<lb n="14" type="worddiv" />
τὴς
<lb n="15" />
Περ
<lb n="16" type="worddiv" />
γε
<lb n="17" type="worddiv" />
ούς
</add>
</ab>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="line" dim="top" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="8" unit="character" dim="left" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Σ
</supplied>
εραπίωνος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</supplied>
<lb n="3" />
<del>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="line" />
</del>
<lb n="4" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἰωση
</supplied>
φ
Ζήνωνος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="5" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ζή
</supplied>
νων
Ἰακωβ
<g type="stop" />
Μανασῆς
Ἰωφ
<note>
sic
</note>
<lb n="6" />
Ἰούδας
Εὐσεβίου
<space extent="6" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="7" />
Ἑορτάσιος
Καλλικάρπου
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="8" />
Βιωτικός
<g type="stop" />
Ἰούδας
Ἀμφιανοῦ
<lb n="9" />
Εὐγένιος
χρυσοχόος
<space extent="4" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="10" />
Πραοίλιος
<g type="stop" />
Ἰούδας
Πραοιλίου
<lb n="11" />
Ῥοῦφος
<g type="stop" />
Ὀξυχόλιος
γέρων
<lb n="12" />
Ἀμάντιος
Χαρίνου
<g type="stop" />
Μύρτιλος
<lb n="13" />
Ἰακω
<expan>
<abbr>
προβατον
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
όμος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Σεβῆρος
<space extent="2" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="14" />
Εὔοδος
<g type="stop" />
Ἰάσων
Εὐόδου
<space extent="2" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="15" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
λαχα
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
νοπώλης
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀνύσιος
<lb n="16" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
ξένος
<g type="stop" />
Μίλων
<lb n="17" />
Ὀξυχόλιος
νεώτερος
<space extent="6" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="18" />
Διογένης
<g type="stop" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Διογέν
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ους
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="19" />
Ἰούδας
Παύλου
<g type="stop" />
Θεόφιλος
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="20" />
Ἰακωβ
κὲ
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἀπελλί
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ων
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ζαχαρίας
<expan>
<abbr>
μονο
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
πώλης
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="21" />
Λεόντιος
Λεοντίου
<g type="stop" />
Γέμελλος
<lb n="22" />
Ἰούδας
Ἀχολίου
<g type="stop" />
Δαμόνικος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="23" />
Εὐτάρκιος
Ἰούδα
<g type="stop" />
Ἰωσηφ
Φιληρ
<lb n="24" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
Εὐγενίου
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="25" />
Κύρυλλος
<g type="stop" />
Εὐτύχιος
χαλκοτύπος
<lb n="26" />
Ἰωσηφ
<expan>
<abbr>
παστι
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λλάριος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ῥουβην
<expan>
<abbr>
παστ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ιλλάριος
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="27" />
Ἰούδας
<expan>
<abbr>
Ὁρτασί
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Εὐτύχιος
<expan>
<abbr>
ὀρν
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ιθοπώλης
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="28" />
Ἰούδας
κὲ
Ζωσι
<g type="stop" />
Ζήνων
γρυτοπώλης
<lb n="29" />
Ἀμμιανὸς
χιλᾶς
<g type="stop" />
Αἰλιανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
Αἰλια
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
νοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="30" />
Αἰλιανὸς
καὶ
Σαμουηλ
Φίλανθος
<lb n="31" />
Γοργόνιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ὀξυ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
χολίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἑορτάσιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἀχιλλέ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ως
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="32" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ὀξυχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ολίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Παρηγόριος
<lb n="33" />
Ἑορτάσιος
Ζωτικοῦ
Συμεών
Ζην
<lb n="33a" />
<space extent="3" unit="line" dim="vertical" />
<lb n="34" />
Καὶ
ὅσοι
θεοσεβῖς
<g type="stop" />
Ζήνον
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="35" />
Τέρτυλλος
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Διογένης
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="36" />
Ὀνήσιμος
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ζήνων
<expan>
<abbr>
Λονγι
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ανοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
βου
<supplied reason="lost" >
λ
</supplied>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="37" />
Ἀντιπέος
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀντίοχος
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="38" />
Ῥωμανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀπονήριος
<expan>
<abbr>
βουλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ευτής
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="39" />
Εὐπίθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
πορφυρ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ᾶς
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Στρατήγιος
<lb n="40" />
Ξάνθος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<g type="stop" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Ξάνθος
Ξάνθου
<g type="stop" />
<lb n="41" />
Ἀπονήριος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἀπον
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ηρίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ὑψικλῆς
Μελ
<g type="stop" />
<lb n="42" />
Πολυχρόνιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ξάν
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
θου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀθηνίων
<expan>
<abbr>
Αἰ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λιανοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="43" />
Καλλίμορφος
<expan>
<abbr>
Καλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λιμόρφου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ιο
<unclear reason="undefined" >
υ
</unclear>
νβαλος
</orig>
<lb n="44" />
Τυχικὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
Τυχι
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Γληγόριος
<expan>
<abbr>
Τυχι
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="45" />
Πολυχρόνιος
<abbr>
βελ
</abbr>
<g type="stop" />
Χρύσιππος
<lb n="46" />
Γοργόνιος
<expan>
<abbr>
χαλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κοτύπος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Τατιανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
Ὀξυ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
χολίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="47" />
Ἀπελλᾶς
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἡγε
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
μονέως
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Βαλεριανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
πεν
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ακᾶς
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="48" />
Εὐσαββάθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἡδ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
υχρόος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Μανικιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἀττά
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λου
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="49" />
Ὁρτάσιος
<expan>
<abbr>
λατύ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
πος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
βραβέυς
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="50" />
Κλαυδιανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
Καλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λιμόρφου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀλέξανδρος
<abbr>
πυ
</abbr>
<lb n="51" />
Ἀππιανὸς
<abbr>
λευ
</abbr>
<g type="stop" />
Ἀδόλιος
ἰσικιάριος
<lb n="52" />
Ζωτικὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
ψελ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λὸς
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Ζωτικὸς
γρύλλος
<lb n="53" />
Εὐπίθιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Εὐπι
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
θίου
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Πατρίκιος
<expan>
<abbr>
χαλκο
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
τύπος
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="54" />
Ἐλπιδιανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
ἀθλη
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
τής
</supplied>
</expan>
Ἠδυχροῦς
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="55" />
Εὐτρόπιος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἡδυχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ρόος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Καλλίνικος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="56" />
Βαλεριανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
ἀρκά
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
ριος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Εὕρετος
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἀθηναγ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
όρου
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="57" />
Παράμονος
<expan>
<abbr>
ἰκονο
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
γράφος
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
<space extent="9" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="58" />
Εὐτυχιανὸς
<expan>
<abbr>
γναφ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
εύς
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
<add >
Προκόπιος
<expan>
<abbr>
τρα
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
πεζίτης
</supplied>
</expan>
</add>
<lb n="59" />
Προυνίκιος
<expan>
<abbr>
γναφ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
εύς
</supplied>
</expan>
<g type="stop" />
Στρατόνικος
<expan>
<abbr>
γναφ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
εύς
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="60" />
<add >
Ἀθηναγόρας
<expan>
<abbr>
τέκτω
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ν
</supplied>
</expan>
</add>
<lb n="61" />
<add >
Μελίτων
Ἀμαζονίου
</add>
<lb n="61a" />
<space extent="1" unit="line" dim="vertical" />
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

a. i. God help us. Donors to the soup kitchen. Below are listed the members of the decany of the students of the law, also known as those who fervently praise God, who erected, for the relief of suffering in the community, at their personal expense, this memorial (building). Jael, prostates, with her son Josua, magistrate, Theodotos, former palace employee, with his son Hilarianos, Samuel, president of the dekania, a proselyte, Joses, son of Jesseas, Benjamin, the psalm singer, Judas the good-tempered, Joses, proselyte, Sabbatios, son of Amchios, Emmonios, godfearer, Antoninos, godfearer, Samuel, son of Politianos, Joseph, son of Eusebios, proselyte, and Judas, son of Theodoros, and Antipeos, son of Hermias, and Sabbatios the sweet, and Samuel the older, priest.

a. ii. Samuel the older, from Perge.

b. [·· ? ··] Serapionos, [·· ? ··] Joseph, son of Zenon, Zenon, Jacob, Manases, Ioph, Judas, son of Eusebios, Heortasios, son of Kallikarpos, Biotikos, Judas, son of Amphianos, Eugenios, goldsmith, Praoilios, Judas, son of Praoilios, Rufos the old, Amantios, son of Charinos, Murtilos, Jacob, sheepfarmer, Seberos, Euodos, Jason, son of Euodos, Eusabbathios, greengrocer, Anusios, Eusabbathios, the foreigner, Milo, Oxucholios, the younger, Diogenes, Eusabbathios, son of Diogenes, Judas, son of Paulos, Theophilos, Jacob, also called Apellios, Zacharias, ?mono, Leontios, son of Leontios, Gemellos, Judas, son of Acholios, Damonikos, Eutarkios, son of Judas, Joseph, son of Philer, Eusabbathios, son of Eugenios, Kurullos, Eutuchios, bronze-smith, Joseph, confectioner, Ruben, confectioner, Judas, son of Hortasios, Eutuchios, poulterer, Judas, also called Zosi, Zenon, recycler, Ammianos, stockfeeder, Ailianos, son of Ailianos, Ailianos, also called Samuel, Philanthos, Gorgonios, son of Oxucholios, Heortasios, son of Achilles, Eusabbathios, son of Oxucholios, Paregorios, Heortasios, son of Zotikos, Sumeon, son of Zenon

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And the following Godfearers: Zenon, councillor, Tertullos, councillor, Diogenes, councillor, Onesimos, councillor, Zenon, son of Longianos, councillor, Antipeos, councillor, Antiochos, councillor, Romanos, councillor, Aponerios, councillor, Eupithios, purple-seller, Strategios, Xanthos, Xanthos, son of Xanthos, Aponerios, son of Aponerios, Hupsikles son of ?Mel, Poluchronios, son of Xanthos, Athenios, son of Ailianos, Kallimorphos, son of Kallimorphos, Junbalos, Tuchikos, son of Tuchikos, Poluchronios, missile-maker, Chrusippos, Gorgonios, bronze-smith, Tatianos, son of Oxucholios, Apellas, son of Hegemoneos, Balerianos, tablet-maker, Eusabbathios, son of Heduchroos, Manikios, son of Attalos, Hortasios, stone-carver, Brabeus, Klaudianos, son of Kallimorphos, Alexandros, boxer, Appianos, plasterer, Adolios, mincer, Zotikos, armband-maker, Zotikos, comedian, Eupithios, son of Eupithios, Patrikios, bronze-smith, Elpidianos, athlete, Heduchroos, Kallinikos, Balerianos, treasurer, Heuretos, son of Athenagoros, Paramonos, portrait-painter, Eutuchianos, fuller, Prokopios money-changer, Prunikios, fuller, Stratonikos, fuller, Athenagoras, carpenter, Meliton, son of Amazonios.

Commentary:

There is a full discussion of this text in Reynolds & Tannenbaum, ad loc.; since then the text has been the subject of lively debate, on which see especially Chaniotis (below).

Photographs:

Face a (1977)
 Face a (1977)
Stone, showing face a (2002)
 Stone, showing face a (2002)
Face a, upper part (1977)
 Face a, upper part (1977)
Face a, lower part (1977)
 Face a, lower part (1977)
Face a, showing text (1980)
 Face a, showing text (1980)
Face a, ll. 1-15 (2002)
 Face a, ll. 1-15 (2002)
Face a, ll. 1-12 (2002)
 Face a, ll. 1-12 (2002)
Face a, ll. 1-11 (2002)
 Face a, ll. 1-11 (2002)
Face a, ll. 2-11 (2002)
 Face a, ll. 2-11 (2002)
Face a, ends of ll. 2-5 (2002)
 Face a, ends of ll. 2-5 (2002)
Face a, ll. 9-21 (2002)
 Face a, ll. 9-21 (2002)
Face b, upper part (1976)
 Face b, upper part (1976)
Face b, lower part (1976)
 Face b, lower part (1976)
Face b, showing stone (1976)
 Face b, showing stone (1976)
Face b, ll. 1-17 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 1-17 (2002)
Face b, ll. 17-30 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 17-30 (2002)
Face b, ll. 23-33 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 23-33 (2002)
Face b, ll. 34-44 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 34-44 (2002)
Face b, ll. 45-56 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 45-56 (2002)
Face b, ll. 52-61 (2002)
 Face b, ll. 52-61 (2002)
Face c, stone (1976)
 Face c, stone (1976)

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