Description:
Fragment of white marble without edges (W. 0.17 x H. 0.23 x D. 0.09).
Text:
Two texts inscribed on the face: line 1 from the first, lines 2 ff from the second.
Letters:
second to third centuries A.D.; ll. 1-3, 0.022; l.4, 0.025; ll. 6-7, 0.02.
Date:
238-244 A.D. (reign, lettering)
Findspot:
Theatre: north parodos area
Original Location:
Theatre: north parodos wall
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1976 (76.11)
Bibliography:
Published by Reynolds, A&R 23 and 24 whence SEG 32, 1982.1097, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 58 .
Text constituted from:
transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (1982).
1[αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντώνιος Γ]ορδιαν̣[ὸς Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχὴς ?Σεβαστὸς ·· ? ·· Ἀφροδεισιέων]
2[τοῖς ἄρχουσι καὶ τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ ?δήμῳ] χαίρειν [·· ? ··]
3[·· ? ··]Λ̣ΕΩΣ̣[·· ? ··]
4[·· ? ··]ΩΡΕΩ[·· ? ··]
5[·· ? ··]ΚΑΤ[·· ? ··]
5a[·· ? ··]
1[·······························]ΟΡΔΙΑ·[························ - - - ············]
2[······························]ΧΑΙΡΕΙΝ[ - - - ]
3[ - - - ]·ΕΩ·[ - - - ]
4[ - - - ]ΩΡΕΩ[ - - - ]
5[ - - - ]ΚΑΤ[ - - - ]
5a[ - - - ]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
αὐτοκράτωρ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Καῖσαρ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μᾶρκος
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἀντώνιος
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Γ
</supplied>
ορδια
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ὸς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Εὐσεβὴς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Εὐτυχὴς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
Σεβαστὸς
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἀφροδεισιέων
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
τοῖς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἄρχουσι
</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" cert="low" >
δήμῳ
</supplied>
χαίρειν
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
εω
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="4" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ωρεω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="5" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
κατ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="5a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</ab>

Translation:

Reference to Gordian III.

Commentary:

See Aphrodisias and Rome, 139-140.

Photographs:
none.

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