1.2. Building dedication for Aphrodite by C. Julius Zoilos

Description:
Three adjoining white marble lintel blocks (H. 0.54, D. 0.64) a, left corner block, broken to right (H. 1.14); b brokenin two fragments and at both ends (H. 1.04); right corner block, c cut down (H. 2.00), with elaborate moulding.
Text:
Inscribed on two fasciae; partly erased.
Letters:
l.1, 0.08-0.09; l.2, 0.06-0.07.
Date:
Late first century B.C. (lettering)
Findspot:
Temple/Church: lying in the atrium
Original Location:
Temple/Church: probably architrave of main west door.
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1980)
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition (Temple 6).
Bibliography:
Published by Reynolds, Aphrodisias & Rome, doc. 37, whence SEG 1982.1097, BE 1983.388, AnnEpig 1984.878 whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 81, Smith, Monument, T.3; discussed by discussed by Reynolds, 'Inscriptions and the Building of the Temple', Aphrodisias Papers (Ann Arbor, 1990), 37-40, 37-8 , whenceSEG 1990.945.
Text constituted from:
Publications; Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1Γάϊος Ἰούλιος Ζώ[ι]λος̣ ὁ ἱερεὺς θε̣ο̣ῦ Ἀφροδείτη[ς]
2 v. σωτὴρ καὶ εὐεργέτης τῆς πατρίδος v. τὸ ἱε̣ρ̣ὸν̣ Ἀφροδε̣ί̣τῃ
1ΓΑΙΟΣΙΟΥΛΙΟΣΖΩ[·]ΛΟ·ΟΙΕΡΕΥΣΘ··ΥΑΦΡΟΔΕΙΤΗ[·]
2 ΣΩΤΗΡΚΑΙΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΗΣΤΗΣΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ ΤΟΙ··Ο·ΑΦΡΟΔ··ΤΗ
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Γάϊος
Ἰούλιος
Ζώ
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ι
</supplied>
λο
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ς
</unclear>
ὁ
ἱερεὺς
θ
<unclear reason="damage" >
εο
</unclear>
ῦ
Ἀφροδείτη
<supplied reason="lost" >
ς
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
σωτὴρ
καὶ
εὐεργέτης
τῆς
πατρίδος
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
τὸ
ἱ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ερ
</unclear>
ὸ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
Ἀφροδ
<unclear reason="damage" >
εί
</unclear>
τῃ
</ab>

Apparatus

The line lengths, shorter than those suggested in the previous publication, have been established on architectural grounds after discussion with Dr. Dinu Theodorescu.

Translation:

C. Julius Zoilos, priest of the god Aphrodite, saviour and benefactor of his country (?gave) the sanctuary to Aphrodite.

Commentary:

See Reynolds, ll.cc.

Photographs:

Fragment a (1973)
 Fragment a (1973)
Fragment a (1980)
 Fragment a (1980)
Fragment a (1980)
 Fragment a (1980)
Fragment b (1973)
 Fragment b (1973)
Fragment b (1977)
 Fragment b (1977)
Fragment c (1977)
 Fragment c (1977)
Fragment c (1977)
 Fragment c (1977)
Fragment c (1980)
 Fragment c (1980)

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