2.20. Epigram for Pytheas

Description:
Six fragments from a white marble statue base shaft with panels within moulded edges on all sides (a H. 1.40 × W. 0.51 × D. 0.43).
Text:
Inscribed on the front panel; the last letter of l. 11 cut on moulding.
Letters:
Av. 0.04; irregular, elongated: Ε is both square and lunate; dot for stop.
Date:
Late fifth century (prosopography).
Findspot:
Bouleuterion/Odeon: in the area of the stage; where the accompanying statue was also found.
Original Location:
Bouleuterion/Odeon.
Last recorded location:
One fragment in the back corridor of the Bouleuterion/Odeon; five in the Museum. Statue in the Museum.
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962-64; statue excavated in 1962-3 (62.484, 62.489, 63.72).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 56 and plate xiv, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 726, Steinepigramme 02/09/19. Statue published by J. Inan and E. Alföldi, Roman and early Byzantine portait sculpture from Asia Minor (London, 1966), no. 66; discussed by Smith (1999), 168 and fig. 8, plate iv.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1ἄστ[υ] θεῆς | Παφίης καὶ | Πυθέου, ἡ μὲν | ὀρ[θῶσ]α stop
2   τὴν | (5) [·· ? ··]ΟΙΑΘΕΗ | [·· ? ·· π]όλιν | [·· ? ··]ΟΝ stop |
3Χ̣Ο̣Ρ̣Σ̣[·· ? ··]ΝΝΗΟΝ | γὰρ ἐπασ[σ]υτέροι |(10)σιν ἐπ' ἔργοις stop |
4   ὄλβου ἀφειδείων | κτίσσεν ἀπαρ |χόμενος leaf
1ΑΣΤ[·]ΘΕΗΣ
2ΠΑΦΙΗΣΚΑΙ
3ΠΥΘΕΟΥΗΜΕΝ
4ΟΡ[···]Α stop ΤΗΝ
5[ - - - ]ΟΙΑΘΕΗ
6[ - - - ·]ΟΛΙΝ
7[ - - - ]ΟΝ stop
8····[ - - - ]ΝΝΗΟΝ
9ΓΑΡΕΠΑΣ[·]ΥΤΕΡΟΙ
10ΣΙΝΕΠ'ΕΡΓΟΙΣ stop
11ΟΛΒΟΥΑΦΕΙΔΕΙΩΝ
12ΚΤΙΣΣΕΝΑΠΑΡ
13ΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ leaf
<lg>
<lb n="1" />
<l n="1" met="hexameter" >
ἄστ
<supplied reason="lost" >
υ
</supplied>
θεῆς
<lb n="2" />
Παφίης
καὶ
<lb n="3" />
Πυθέου
,
ἡ
μὲν
<lb n="4" />
ὀρ
<supplied reason="lost" >
θῶσ
</supplied>
α
<g type="stop" />
</l>
<l n="2" met="pentameter" >
τὴν
<lb n="5" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
οιαθεη
</orig>
<lb n="6" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
π
</supplied>
όλιν
<lb n="7" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ον
</orig>
<g type="stop" />
</l>
<lb n="8" />
<l n="3" met="hexameter" >
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
χορσ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ννηον
</orig>
<lb n="9" />
γὰρ
ἐπασ
<supplied reason="lost" >
σ
</supplied>
υτέροι
<lb n="10" type="worddiv" />
σιν
ἐπ'
ἔργοις
<g type="stop" />
</l>
<lb n="11" />
<l n="4" met="pentameter" >
ὄλβου
ἀφειδείων
<lb n="12" />
κτίσσεν
ἀπαρ
<lb n="13" type="worddiv" />
χόμενος
<g type="leaf" />
</l>
</lg>

Apparatus

ὀρ[θῶσ]α Cameron, ὁρ[ῶσ]α Merkelbach-Stauffer

Translation:

City of the Paphian goddess and of Pytheas: she, for her part, having exalted [?has given blessings] appropriate to a goddess [to] the city [·· ? ··?while he] in addition to constant works, unsparing of his wealth, has built [·· ? ··] as an offering.

Commentary:

For Pytheas see ALA 11.70, 8.610, 5.303, 15.361 and discussion at ala2004 V.18.

Photographs:

Left side fragments (1972)
 Left side fragments (1972)
Centre fragments (1966)
 Centre fragments (1966)
Right side and one left side fragments (1976)
 Right side and one left side fragments (1976)
Right side (1966)
 Right side (1966)
Lower right corner (1978)
 Lower right corner (1978)
Fragment, lines 2-4 (1976)
 Fragment, lines 2-4 (1976)
Fragment, lines 7-10 (1977)
 Fragment, lines 7-10 (1977)
Detail, lines 11-13 (1972)
 Detail, lines 11-13 (1972)
Fragment, lines 12-13 (1977)
 Fragment, lines 12-13 (1977)

Representations:

Statue and base: Drawing: K.Gorkay, from Smith (1999)
 Statue and base: Drawing: K.Gorkay, from Smith (1999)

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