8.82. Building dedication to Nemesis
- Description:
- Two fragments from a white marble architrave frieze; a: (surviving fascia W. 1.08 × H. 0.075) with a relief of a theatre mask above; b (W. 0.45 × H. 0.52 × D. 0.20) with a relief above, much damaged.
- Text:
- Both pieces: inscription on the upper of the two fasciae below.
- Letters:
- 0.022-0.025
- Date:
- Probably first century A.D. (letter-forms, content).
- Findspot:
- Theatre: a: sector V; b: no location
- Original Location:
- Unknown, presumably Theatre
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1994)
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition, a at an unknown date (Theatre 16), b in 1967 (67.215).
- Bibliography:
- a unpublished; b published by Reynolds, Aph.Papers 2, 15-28, no.A.6, whence SEG 1991.916.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (1991).
- 1 vac. Νεμέ[σει] θεᾷ ἐπ̣[ηκόῳ ?ὁ ?δεῖνα ·· ? ·· Ἀρτεμιδ]ώ̣ρου Μολοσσοῦ [·· ? ··]
- 1 ΝΕΜΕ[···]ΘΕΑΕ·[·········· - - - ·······]·ΡΟΥΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΥ[ - - - ]
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n="1"
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extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Νεμέ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
σει
</supplied>
θεᾷ
ἐ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
π
</unclear>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ηκόῳ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
ὁ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
δεῖνα
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reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="internal"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Ἀρτεμιδ
</supplied>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ώ
</unclear>
ρου
Μολοσσοῦ
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reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
To Nemesis, Goddess who listens [dedicated by xx, ?son/descendant] of Molossos [son/descendant of Artemid]oros [·· ? ··]
Commentary:
Cf. the texts referring to the building work by Aristokles Molossos, 8.113, 8.111, 8.112, and (unpublished) and 8.108. See bibliography.
Photographs:
- Left fragment (1977)
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- Right fragment (1978)
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- Right fragment (1978)
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