Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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151. Epitaph of M. Aur. Leontius Auchenius and M. Aur. Papias Polychronius
Description
- Monument:
White marble garland sarcophagus. See Isik 176 for a full
description.
- Text:
Inscribed on the tabella (0.195 × 0.345) from which a
previous inscription has been erased. Line 1 on the upper moulding,
lines 2 ff. inscribed within the panel; lines 3-6, 9-12 impinge on the
right moulding. Very worn.
- Letters:
Irregular and poorly formed, 0.01-0.015; cursive alpha, omega
and mu used sporadically, square sigma.
- Date:
Late third/early fourth century (titles).
Text
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Ἡ σορὸς καὶ ὁ περ̣ι̣κ̣ί̣μ̣ε
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ν̣ος τόπ̣ος τού
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τω̣ μνημείῳ ἐ
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στὶν Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Λεοντ
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ήου Αὐχενίου
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διδασκάλου
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φίλων καὶ
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Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Παπα
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<α>ίου Πολυχρ̣[ο]
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νίου διοικη
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τοῦ Παπίου πο
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λιτευομένου.
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Translation
The sarcophagus, and the area surrounding this memorial,
is (the property of) M. Aurelius Leontius Auchenius, teacher of
friends, and M. Aurelius Papaeus Polychronius, steward of Papias,
curialis.
Photographs
| Face (1978)
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Detail (1978)
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Commentary
The principal indication of date is the title of Papias'
master; see discussion at IX.11.
Locations
- Found:
Stray find.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (Museum 48).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias
in Late Antiquity no. 151, whence cited, but with the wrong
text, at PHI 454; by Reynolds, in F. Isik, Garland Sarcophagi, 176.
- Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché).
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