Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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73. Verse honours for John, leader of the Council

Description

• Monument: A rectangular white marble statue base shaft, broken in two (total 1.27 × 0.50 × 0.40), with panels within moulded edges on three sides.
• Text: Inscribed within the central panel.
• Letters: Av. 0.04, ll.9-10, 0.03; irregular; Ε lunate and square; ligature in l.2
• Date: Late fifth/sixth century (language).

Text

Translation

The fatherland set up (this statue of) John, who has the first seat in the Council, having often received from him many repayments for his rearing.

Photographs

Face	Top of base (1994)	Lower face, right side and underside (2004)

Commentary

See discussion at V.51 following.

Locations

• Found: Temple-Church: re-used face downwards as a step at the north-west corner of the Bema.
• Original: Unknown; ?Bouleuterion.
• Last Recorded: Temple-Church.

History

• Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1965 (65.511).
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 73 and plate xviii, whence Steinepigramme 02/09/13; not in PHI.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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