Translation
City of the Paphian goddess and of Pytheas: she, for her
part, having exalted has given blessings appropriate to a goddess
to the city while he in addition to constant works,
unsparing of his wealth, has built as an offering.
Commentary
For Pytheas see ALA 11.70, 8.610, 5.303, 15.361 and discussion at V.18.
Locations
Bouleuterion/Odeon: in the area of the stage; where the accompanying statue was also found.. Bouleuterion/Odeon.. One fragment in the back corridor of the Bouleuterion/Odeon; five in the Museum. Statue in the Museum..
History of Recording
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962-64; statue excavated in 1962-3 (62.484, 62.489, 63.72).
Bibliography
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 56 and plate xiv, whence McCabePHI Aphrodisias726, Steinepigramme02/09/19.
Statue published by J. Inan and E. Alföldi, Roman and early Byzantine portait sculpture from Asia Minor (London, 1966), no. 66; discussed by Smith (1999), 168 and fig. 8, plate iv.