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Originally published in Roueché (2004).
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Description of Monument
A rectangular white marblestatue base shaft (0.86 × 0.47 × 0.40) with panels within moulded edges on three sides.
Description of Text
Inscribed on the central panel; on the right side panel the letters ΤΑ have been cut.
Description of Letters
0.02-0.03; irregular, and in varying forms; abbreviations: scroll above line in l. 4; letter above line in l. 5; there are apparently superfluous letters in lines 7 and 9.
Date
Late fifth/early-mid sixth century (offices; titles).
l. 1, Whatever stood at the beginning of the line—the outline suggests a cross—has been deeply erased.
l. 7, The Α at the end of the line, which conforms to the other letters, might be a numeral or a false start in writing ἀνέθηκεν.
1.9: The Α is very roughly written, and has the appearance of a rough graffito addition.
Translation
The splendid and well-known metropolis of the Aphrodisians set up this statue of Bitianos, clarissimus scholasticus and consular, their own benefactor and agonothete.
Commentary
See discussion at V.38.
Locations
Found: Theatre: north scaena.. Original location: Unknown.. Last recorded location: Museum..
History of Recording
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1970 (70.226, SBI 26).
Bibliography
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 65 and plate xvi, whence McCabePHI Aphrodisias669.