2.311. Fragmentary ?honours from the Gerousia
- Description:
- Piece from the lower part of a white marble base (W. 0.30 x H. 0.11 x D. 0.85). Nothing interpretable survives above; there is a left edge, but the lay-out suggests that this is a section from a composite monument.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face.
- Letters:
- 0.02-0.021; not very well-cut
- Date:
- ?Third century A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Bouleuterion/Odeon, North Area: NE Odeon, depth 1.25
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1973 (73.258)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1[·· ? ··] ο̣ἱ γεραιοί vac.
- 1[ - - - ]·ΙΓΕΡΑΙΟΙ
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
/>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ο
</unclear>
ἱ
γεραιοί
<space
extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Translation:
...] the elders [...
Commentary:
Clearly a dedication by the gerousia. Commonly this body joins the Council and the people in making dedications to benefactors.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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- Face (1977)
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