Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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156. Funerary verse, for Jordanes
Description
- Monument:
Two joining fragments of a thick white marble slab (0.34 x
0.27 x 0.13), chipped at right edge and broken below.
- Text:
Inscribed on the prepared face.
- Letters:
Av. 0.02,
irregular, lunate.
- Date:
Fifth/sixth century (content, metre).
Text
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cross τύμβος Ἰο̣[ρ]δ[ά]
| νοιο τὸν Εὐλαλί̣
| ου ἀπὸ φύτλης
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παρ
|θενικὴ κρυόεσσα
| (5) Δ̣ίκη λάτριν ἄξιον
| εἶχεν·
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βάσκανος
| ἀλλά μιν ὦκα δυσ̣|ώνυμος ἥρπασε Μ̣[οί]
| ρ̣η
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λαμπρὸν λ̣ [... c. 4 ...]
| (10) [..]λ̣σασαοη [... c. 6 ...]
| σ̣τερ' ἀπαιρ[... c. 5 ...]
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Translation
(i.e. This is the) tomb of ?Jordanes from the stem of
Eulalius, whom chilly virgin justice had as a worthy servant; but
jealous, hatefully-named Fate snatched him quickly, (i.e. he who was)
splendid [...] ?taking away.
Photographs
| Assembled (1978)
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Upper fragment (1977)
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Commentary
See discussion at IX.21, and,
for verse inscriptions, IX.15.
Locations
- Found:
Theatre: north analemma area.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1975, during the removal
of the old mosque (75.57).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity
no. 156 and plate xxxvi, whence PHI 733, Steinepigramme
02/09/30.
- Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché).
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