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- Description:
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Archive wall, column five, second course. The block to the left is substantially intact although damaged at the upper right
hand corner; the block to the right is broken away and lost except for small fragments.
- Text:
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Immediately below 8.35. Surviving inscribed area W. 1.31 x H. 0.435; lines 1, 5, 9 outspaced
- Letters:
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second to third centuries A.D.; ave,. 0.02; apices, ll. 2, 6, 12; diaeresis ll 2, 5 (erroneously), 6.
- Date:
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Inscription: second to third centuries A.D. (lettering, context).
Document:
A.D. 198
(titulature).
- Findspot:
- Theatre: north parodos wall; fragments fallen in front of wall, or re-used in the Byzantine defence wall.
- Original Location:
- Theatre: north parodos wall
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot; fragments in Museum
- History of discovery:
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Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1967, and fragments found over subsequent years (67.449, 69.315, 69.458, 69.459, 69.460, 69.463, 76.62, 76.107, 76.196.1-8)
- Bibliography:
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Published by Reynolds, A&R 17 whence Mitchell, CR 34, 1984, 296 (l. 10); SEG 32, 1982.1097, BE 1983.378, AnnEpig 1984, 871, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 54
. Discussed by C.P. Jones in V. Fromentin and S. Gottelend edd., Origines Gentium (Bordeaux 2001) 183, whence SEG 2001.1492.
- Text constituted from:
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transcription (Reynolds)This edition: Reynolds (2007)
This edition Reynolds (1982).
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1 αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ θεοῦ Μάρκου Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσεβοῦς Γε[ρμανικοῦ Σαρματικοῦ υἱός θεοῦ] Κομ[μό]δο[υ ἀδελφ[ός θεοῦ]
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2 Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσεβοῦς υἱωνός θεοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ ἔκγον[ος θεοῦ Τραϊανο]ῦ Παρθι[κοῦ καὶ θεοῦ Νέρ]ουα ἀπ̣[όγονος]
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3 Λούκιος Σεπτίμιος Σεουῆρος Εὐσεβὴς Περτίναξ Σεβασ[τός Ἀραβικός Ἀδιαβηνικός Παρθικὸς μέ]γιστο[ς ἀρχιε]-
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4ρεὺς μέγιστος δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας τὸ Ϛ´ αὐτοκράτωρ τὸ [ια´ ὕπατος τὸ β´ π]ατὴ[ρ πα]τρίδος ἀν̣θύπ[ατος καὶ]
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5 αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λουκίου Σεπτιμίου ΣεουήρουΕὐσεβοῦς[Περ]τ̣ί̣να[κοςΣεβασ]τ̣οῦἈ̣[ραβικ]οῦ Ἀδιαβ[ην]ικ̣[οῦ Παρθι]-
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6κοῦ μεγίστου υἱός θεοῦ Μάρκου Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσεβοῦς Γερμαν[ικ]οῦ Σαρμ̣[α]τι[κοῦ υἱων̣[ός θεο]ῦ Ἀντω[νείνου Εὐσε]-
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7βοῦς ἔγγονος θεοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ καὶ θεοῦ Τραϊανοῦ Παρθικοῦ καὶ θεοῦ Νέρο[υα ἀπ[όγονος Μᾶρκος Α̣[ὐρ]ήλ̣ι̣[ος Ἀντωνεῖνος
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8 Σεβαστός δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ἀνθύπατος Ἀφ[ρ]ο[δ]εισιέων τοῖς ἄρχου̣[σι καὶ τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ χαίρειν vac. ]
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9 πάνυ τῶν εἰκότων ἦν θεὸν ὑμᾶς προσκυνοῦντας παρ’ ἧς ἡ εὐγέ[ν]ε̣ια Ι̣[·· c. 15 ·· ?ἡσθῆναι ?ἐπὶ τοῖς] [περὶ]
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10 τῶν βαρβάρων κατωρθωμένοις καὶ ἑορτὴν ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς κοινὴν σ[ὺν πάσῃ τῇ ?οἰκουμένῃ ἄγοντας ?ἐπιστεῖλαι διὰ]
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11 ψηφίσματος ὡς εἰδείημεν ὑμῶν τὴν εὐσέβειαν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα δίκα̣[ια τῇ πόλει ὑμῶν μεμενηκότα μέχρι τῆς]
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12
vac. ἡμετέρας ἀρχῆς ἀσάλευτα καὶ ἡμεῖς φυλάττομεν
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13ΚΛ̣[·· ? ·· εὐτυχεῖτε ·? vac. ]
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1ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡΚΑΙΣΑΡΘΕΟΥΜΑΡΚΟΥΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣΓΕ[··························]ΚΟΜ[··]ΔΟ[·ΑΔΕΛΦ[······]
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2ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣΥΙΩΝΟΣΘΕΟΥΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥΕΚΓΟΝ[·············]ΥΠΑΡΘΙ[·············]ΟΥΑΑ·[······]
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3ΛΟΥΚΙΟΣΣΕΠΤΙΜΙΟΣΣΕΟΥΗΡΟΣΕΥΣΕΒΗΣΠΕΡΤΙΝΑΞΣΕΒΑΣ[································]ΓΙΣΤΟ[······]
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4ΡΕΥΣΜΕΓΙΣΤΟΣΔΗΜΑΡΧΙΚΗΣΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΟϚΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡΤΟ[············]ΑΤΗ[···]ΤΡΙΔΟΣΑ·ΘΥΠ[·······]
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5ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡΚΑΙΣΑΡΛΟΥΚΙΟΥΣΕΠΤΙΜΙΟΥΣΕΟΥΗΡΟΥΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ[···]··ΝΑ[········]·ΟΥ·[·····]ΟΥΑΔΙΑΒ[··]Ι·[·······]
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6ΚΟΥΜΕΓΙΣΤΟΥΥΙΟΣΘΕΟΥΜΑΡΚΟΥΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣΓΕΡΜΑΝ[··]ΟΥΣΑΡ·[·]ΤΙ[···ΥΙΩ·[·····]ΥΑΝΤΩ[··········]
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7ΒΟΥΣΕΓΓΟΝΟΣΘΕΟΥΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΥΚΑΙΘΕΟΥΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΥΠΑΡΘΙΚΟΥΚΑΙΘΕΟΥΝΕΡΟ[··ΑΠ[·············[··]Η··[············
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8ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣΔΗΜΑΡΧΙΚΗΣΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΣΑΦ[·]Ο[·]ΕΙΣΙΕΩΝΤΟΙΣΑΡΧΟ·[···························· ···]
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9ΠΑΝΥΤΩΝΕΙΚΟΤΩΝΗΝΘΕΟΝΥΜΑΣΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΟΥΝΤΑΣΠΑΡ’ΗΣΗΕΥΓΕ[·]·ΙΑ·[·····························][····]
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10ΤΩΝΒΑΡΒΑΡΩΝΚΑΤΩΡΘΩΜΕΝΟΙΣΚΑΙΕΟΡΤΗΝΕΠ’ΑΥΤΟΙΣΚΟΙΝΗΝΣ[·····································]
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11ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣΩΣΕΙΔΕΙΗΜΕΝΥΜΩΝΤΗΝΕΥΣΕΒΕΙΑΝΤΑΥΠΑΡΧΟΝΤΑΔΙΚ·[·······························]
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12 ΗΜΕΤΕΡΑΣΑΡΧΗΣΑΣΑΛΕΥΤΑΚΑΙΗΜΕΙΣΦΥΛΑΤΤΟΜΕΝ
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13Κ·[ - - - ········· ····]
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Καῖσαρ
θεοῦ
Μάρκου
Ἀντωνείνου
Εὐσεβοῦς
Γε
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>
ρμανικοῦ
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<supplied
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>
Σαρματικοῦ
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<supplied
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υἱός
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<supplied
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>
θεοῦ
</supplied>
Κομ
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μό
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δο
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>
υ
</supplied>
ἀδελφ
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>
ός
</supplied>
<supplied
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θεοῦ
</supplied>
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Ἀντωνείνου
Εὐσεβοῦς
υἱωνός
θεοῦ
Ἁδριανοῦ
ἔκγον
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>
ος
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
θεοῦ
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
Τραϊανο
</supplied>
ῦ
Παρθι
<supplied
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>
κοῦ
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
καὶ
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<supplied
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θεοῦ
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
Νέρ
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ουα
ἀ
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reason="damage"
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π
</unclear>
<supplied
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>
όγονος
</supplied>
<lb
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Σεπτίμιος
Σεουῆρος
Εὐσεβὴς
Περτίναξ
Σεβασ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τός
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
Ἀραβικός
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
Ἀδιαβηνικός
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
Παρθικὸς
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
μέ
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γιστο
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>
ς
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ἀρχιε
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ρεὺς
μέγιστος
δημαρχικῆς
ἐξουσίας
τὸ
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Ϛ
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αὐτοκράτωρ
τὸ
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>
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ια
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</num>
<supplied
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ὕπατος
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<supplied
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τὸ
</supplied>
<num
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<supplied
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β
</supplied>
</num>
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π
</supplied>
ατὴ
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reason="lost"
>
ρ
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
πα
</supplied>
τρίδος
ἀ
<unclear
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>
ν
</unclear>
θύπ
<supplied
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>
ατος
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
καὶ
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αὐτοκράτωρ
Καῖσαρ
Λουκίου
Σεπτιμίου
Σεουήρου
Εὐσεβοῦς
<supplied
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>
Περ
</supplied>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
τ
</unclear>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ί
</unclear>
να
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
κος
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Σεβασ
</supplied>
<unclear
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>
τ
</unclear>
οῦ
<unclear
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>
Ἀ
</unclear>
<supplied
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>
ραβικ
</supplied>
οῦ
Ἀδιαβ
<supplied
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>
ην
</supplied>
ι
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
κ
</unclear>
<supplied
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οῦ
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<supplied
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>
Παρθι
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κοῦ
μεγίστου
υἱός
θεοῦ
Μάρκου
Ἀντωνείνου
Εὐσεβοῦς
Γερμαν
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ικ
</supplied>
οῦ
Σαρ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
μ
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
α
</supplied>
τι
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
κοῦ
</supplied>
υἱω
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ν
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ός
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
θεο
</supplied>
ῦ
Ἀντω
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
νείνου
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Εὐσε
</supplied>
<lb
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βοῦς
ἔγγονος
θεοῦ
Ἁδριανοῦ
καὶ
θεοῦ
Τραϊανοῦ
Παρθικοῦ
καὶ
θεοῦ
Νέρο
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
υα
</supplied>
ἀπ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
όγονος
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Μᾶρκος
</supplied>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
Α
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ὐρ
</supplied>
ή
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
λ
</unclear>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ι
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ος
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Ἀντωνεῖνος
</supplied>
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/>
Σεβαστός
δημαρχικῆς
ἐξουσίας
ἀνθύπατος
Ἀφ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ρ
</supplied>
ο
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
δ
</supplied>
εισιέων
τοῖς
ἄρχο
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
υ
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
σι
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τῇ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
βουλῇ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τῷ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
δήμῳ
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
χαίρειν
</supplied>
<supplied
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>
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πάνυ
τῶν
εἰκότων
ἦν
θεὸν
ὑμᾶς
προσκυνοῦντας
παρ’
ἧς
ἡ
εὐγέ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ν
</supplied>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ε
</unclear>
ια
<orig
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<unclear
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>
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
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<supplied
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cert="low"
>
ἡσθῆναι
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
ἐπὶ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τοῖς
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
περὶ
</supplied>
<lb
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τῶν
βαρβάρων
κατωρθωμένοις
καὶ
ἑορτὴν
ἐπ’
αὐτοῖς
κοινὴν
σ
<supplied
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>
ὺν
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
πάσῃ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τῇ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
οἰκουμένῃ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ἄγοντας
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
ἐπιστεῖλαι
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
διὰ
</supplied>
<lb
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/>
ψηφίσματος
ὡς
εἰδείημεν
ὑμῶν
τὴν
εὐσέβειαν
τὰ
ὑπάρχοντα
δίκ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
α
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ια
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τῇ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
πόλει
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ὑμῶν
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
μεμενηκότα
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
μέχρι
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τῆς
</supplied>
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<space
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ἡμετέρας
ἀρχῆς
ἀσάλευτα
καὶ
ἡμεῖς
φυλάττομεν
<lb
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/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
κ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
λ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
εὐτυχεῖτε
</supplied>
<gap
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extent="1"
unit="character"
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<supplied
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cert="low"
>
<space
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unit="character"
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Translation:
Imperator Caesar L. Septimius Severus, Pius, Pertinax, Augustus, [Arabicus, Adiabenicus, Parthicus] maximus, [son] of divus
Marcus Antoninus Pius, Ge[rmanicus, Sarmaticus], brother [of divus] Com[mo]dus, grandson of [divus] Antoninus Pius, great
grandson of divus Hadrianus, [descendant] of [divus Traianus Parthicus and divus Ner]va, Pontifex Maximus, holding tribunician
power for the sixth time, acclaimed victor for the [eleventh time, consul for the second time,] father of his country, proconsul,
[and] lmperator Caesar M. Aureli[us Antoninus] Augustus, son of L. Septimius Severus, Pius, [Per]tina[x, Augustu]s, A[rabic]us,
Adiab[enicu]s, [Parthi]cus maximus, grandson of M. Antoninus Pius, German[ic]us, Sarm[aticus], great grandson of divus Antoninus
Pius, descendant of] divus Hadrianus, of divus Trajanus Parthicus and of divus Nerva, holding the tribunician power, proconsul,
to the Magistrates, [Council and People] of the Aphrodisians, greetings.
It was entirely likely that you who worship a goddess from whom the nobility [.. ? .. rejoiced in our] successes [over] the
barbarians and [conducted] a festival to celebrate them in common [?with your neighbours and sent to us though your] decree
so that we should know your piety. The existing rights [of your city which have endured up to] our reign we too preserve unchanged
[.. ? .. ?Farewell].
Commentary:
See Aphrodisias and Rome, 124-127.
Photographs:
- Left end in situ, view below 8.35, above 8.37, 8.99, 8.103 (1977)
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- Left end in situ, view below 8.35 (1977)
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- Left end in situ, view below 8.35, above 8.37 (1977)
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- Left end in situ, view above 8.37, 8.99, 8.103 (1977)
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- Fragment, lines 1-4 (1976)
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- Lines 1-12, with end of 8.35 (1977)
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- Archive Wall view (1994)
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