Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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150. Epitaph of Vitus, also called Asterius, cursor of the phylae
Description
- Monument:
A small stele (0.75 × 0.37 × 0.25) with only one prepared face, slightly
recessed; above this a rough circle is the only trace of
decoration.
- Text:
Inscribed on the prepared face (prepared area H. 0.39, W.
0.255); the surface is very worn.
- Letters:
Irregular cursive hand , 0.015-0.02.
- Date:
Third-fourth century (formulae, penalty).
Text
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ὁ τόπος ἐστὶν καὶ |
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ὁ πλάτας Βίτου μ̣ο̣ν̣η̣ |
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[... c. 6 ...]ρ̣ωτικου τοῦ
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Π̣ρ̣α̣υλίου τοῦ καὶ Ἀστε̣-
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ρ̣ίου κούρσορος τῶν
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σεμνοτάτων φυλῶν.
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εἴ τις δ̣ὲ̣ βουλ̣ηθείη Ι̣ |
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χωρὶς γ̣ν̣ώ̣σ̣εως ἐ- |
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μῆς ἐνθάψαι τινὰ |
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δώσει τῷ ἱερωτάτῳ
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ταμείῳ̣ χρυσοῦ |
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λίτραν μίαν. |
Translation
The place and the platform are (the property) of ?Vitus
[son of] ...]roticus son of
Praulius, also known as Asterius, cursor, of the most revered phylae; if anyone should wish, without my
knowledge, to bury anyone in (here), he will give to the most sacred
treasury one pound of gold.
Apparatus
l. 4: Παυλίου Roueché, ALA; Πρ̣α̣υλίου cj Feissel (1991).
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Commentary
See discussion at IX.10; for the penalty, and its implications
for the date, see IX.5.
Locations
- Found:
Stray find.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Found by the NYU expedition.
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias
in Late Antiquity no. 150 and plate xxxvi, whence PHI 517;
discussed, Feissel
(1991), 375.
- Text constituted from:
Copies (Reynolds, Roueché).
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