15.356. Epitaph of Ioannes and others

Description:
Left side of a white marble masonry block without moulding (H. 0.28 × W. 0.18 × D. 0.20). The left, upper, and lower sides, and the back survive.
Text:
Inscribed on the face (a) and on the underside (b) suggesting that the face perhaps lay upwards.
Letters:
Irregular, clear and tall, 0.025-0.03, cross 0.05; Κ with scroll on lower arm for καὶ.
Date:
Fifth to sixth centuries or later (dating, lettering).
Findspot:
Stray find.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1985 (85.103).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 171, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 748a.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
a
1 cross ἰν[δ](ικτίωνος)[·· ? ·· ἔνθα]
2[κ]ατάκε̣[ιται ·· ? ··]
3[·]ΝΔΡ[·· ? ··]
4κ(αὶ) Ἀθα̣[?νάσιος ·· ? ·· κ(αὶ)]
5 [Μά]ξιμ[?ος ·· ? ··]
b
1 Λ̣[·· ? ··]
2 κ(αὶ) Ἰωά[ννης ·· ? ··]
3 v. ΤΗΓ̣ [·· ? ··]
a
1 cross ΙΝ[·][ - - - ····]
2[·]ΑΤΑΚ·[···· - - - ]
3[·]ΝΔΡ[ - - - ]
4ΚΑΘ·[······ - - - ···]
5[··]ΞΙΜ[·· - - - ]
b
1·[ - - - ]
2ΚΙΩΑ[···· - - - ]
3 ΤΗ·[ - - - ]
<div type="textpart_section" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="cross" />
<expan>
<abbr>
ἰν
<supplied reason="lost" >
δ
</supplied>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ικτίωνος
</supplied>
</expan>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἔνθα
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
κ
</supplied>
ατάκ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ε
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ιται
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
νδρ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="4" />
<expan>
<abbr>
κ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αὶ
</supplied>
</expan>
Ἀθ
<unclear reason="damage" >
α
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
νάσιος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<expan>
<abbr>
κ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αὶ
</supplied>
</expan>
</supplied>
<lb n="5" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μά
</supplied>
ξιμ
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
ος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
κ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αὶ
</supplied>
</expan>
Ἰωά
<supplied reason="lost" >
ννης
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τη
<unclear reason="damage" >
γ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

a. ?lndiction [?Here] lies [·· ? ··] and Atha[?nasios] and [·· ? ·· ?and ?Ma]ximos [·· ? ··]

b. [·· ? ··] and iannes [·· ? ··].

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.44.

Photographs:

a: Face (1985)
 a: Face (1985)
b: Face (1985)
 b: Face (1985)

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