Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
[Close Print-Friendly Version]
147. Epitaphs of anonymus, tabernarius, and of Euarestus
Description
- Monument:
Upper right corner of a white marble funerary stele (0.43 x
0.47 x 0.10) in the form of an aedicula, with simply moulded
gable and plain acroteria, supported on columns with Corinthian
capitals. Within the recess is the bust of a boy in relief.
- Text:
ii is cut on either side of the bust and is presumably the
original inscription of the monument; i is cut in irregular lettering
on the gable.
- Letters:
i: 0.01-0.02;
square sigma and cursive omega; ii: in standard second-
or third-century lettering, 0.02-0.025.
- Date:
i: Third/fourth century (formulae, penalty); ii
Second/third century (lettering)
Text
| a |
|
[?τὸ μνημεῖον ἐστιν Εὐ]αρέστου τοῦ Ἀχέου εἰς ὃ
|
|
[?ταφήσεται τὰ παι]δία μου, ἑτέρῳ |
|
[?δὲ οὐκ ἔξεστ]ι, τολμή- |
| b |
|
[?ἐνθάδε] κεῖ bust ται
|
|
[...]οσ τα bust βερ-
|
|
[...] |
Translation
a. [?The memorial belongs to ?Eu]arestus son of Acheus, in which my children [will be buried, but
no-one] else [is allowed]; anyone who dares [to bury anyone in it, let
him give] to the most sacred treasury a pound of pure bullion.
b. [Here] lies [... c. 4 ...]?tavern-keeper[...]
Photographs
Commentary
See discussion at IX.6; for the penalty, and its implications for the date, IX.5.
Locations
- Found:
Necropolis west of the city walls.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Found by the NYU expedition in 1962 (62. 24).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias
in Late Antiquity no. 147. and plate xxxiv, whence PHI 476,
577.
- Text constituted from:
Copies (Reynolds, Roueché).
/ala2004/
(c) Creative Commons Copyright by-nc-nd-2.0
[Close Print-Friendly Version]
