Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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72. Fl. Epiphanius Hermias and others make a benefaction

Description

• Monument: Three fragments of a thick white marble panel; total H. 0.36, W. 0.395, thickness 0.06. Although the face area does not show it, the three stones do join.
• Text: Inscribed on a prepared face, apparently within a raised tabula ansata, of which the lower right corner survives. All the other surfaces are rough.
• Letters: very distinctive, averaging 0.03 (0 is 0.02); Υ has a crossbar, and some elements in Υ, Α, Μ and Κ are not attached. Scroll for abbreviation.
• Date: Fifth/sixth century.

Text

Translation

[...] of this house [...?those] around Flavius Epipha[nius ... ?and He]rmias, of the household of Victor [...] ?clarissimus, prefect [...] ?they set up.

Apparatus

Below the last line are some small (0.01) scratched letters:

[...]ι̣α̣φωι̣ι̣

Photographs

Fragment, lines 1-3 (1977)	Fragment. lines 3-4 (1983)	Fragment, lower right corner (1983)	Assembled fragments (1985)

Commentary

Probably to be associated with 245; see discussion at V.50.

Locations

• Found: Tetrapylon area.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1963 and 1983 (63.1,83.110.a and b).
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 72 and plate xvii, whence PHI 613.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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