8.112. Building dedication by Aristokles Molossos
- Description:
- White marble masonry block (W. 2.19 × H. 0.68 x depth not measurable).
- Text:
- Inscribed within a recessed panel.
- Letters:
- 0.04-0.05.
- Date:
- Julio-Claudian (prosopography, terminology)
- Findspot:
- Built into the east face of the northeast wall of the Theatre, forming part of the foundations of the mosque (in castri muro, Sherard).
- Original Location:
- Findspot
- Last recorded location:
- in situ, now high above ground-level
- History of discovery:
- Copied in 1705 by Picenini (10102, 21v ) whence Sherard (10101,34); by Deering (3, no.13); by Fellows; by Loew; by Waddington; by Choisy; by Gaudin (141); by the MAMA expedition; photographed by L. Robert in ?1946; recorded by the NYU expedition.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Boeckh from Sherard, CIG 2747; by Fellows, 14, whence CIG IV. p.1109, Bailie 66, Texier pp.163-4. Corrected from Loew by Franz, a.12. Published by Waddington, LBW 1585; cited from Gaudin by Reinach, 133; published by Cormackfrom the MAMA records, MAMA 8, 436 whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 100.; by Reynolds, Aph.Papers 2, A.4 , whence SEG 41, 914.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds); Deering; publications. This edition Reynolds (1991).
- 1 Ἀ̣φρ̣οδείτῃ θεοῖς Σεβαστοῖς τῶι
- 2Δήμωι star καὶ τὰ ἀναλήμματα Ἀριστο-
- 3κλῆς Ἀρτεμιδώρου Μολοσσὸς φιλό-
- 4δοξος καὶ φιλόπολις ἐργεπιστατή -
- 5σαντος Ἑρμᾶ Ἀριστοκλέους τοῦ
- 6Ἀρτεμιδώρου κατὰ τὰς Μολοσσοῦ
- 7 τοῦ θρέψαντος αὐτοῦ διαθήκας leaf
- 1·Φ·ΟΔΕΙΤΗΘΕΟΙΣΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΙΣΤΩΙ
- 2ΔΗΜΩΙ star ΚΑΙΤΑΑΝΑΛΗΜΜΑΤΑΑΡΙΣΤΟ
- 3ΚΛΗΣΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΣΦΙΛΟ
- 4ΔΟΞΟΣΚΑΙΦΙΛΟΠΟΛΙΣΕΡΓΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗ
- 5ΣΑΝΤΟΣΕΡΜΑΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΕΟΥΣΤΟΥ
- 6ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥΚΑΤΑΤΑΣΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΥ
- 7ΤΟΥΘΡΕΨΑΝΤΟΣΑΥΤΟΥΔΙΑΘΗΚΑΣ leaf
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οδείτῃ
θεοῖς
Σεβαστοῖς
τῶι
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Δήμ
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ωι
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καὶ
τὰ
ἀναλήμματα
Ἀριστο
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κλῆς
Ἀρτεμιδώρου
Μολοσσὸς
φιλό
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δοξος
καὶ
φιλόπολις
ἐργεπιστατή
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σαντος
Ἑρμᾶ
Ἀριστοκλέους
τοῦ
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Ἀρτεμιδώρου
κατὰ
τὰς
Μολοσσοῦ
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τοῦ
θρέψαντος
αὐτοῦ
διαθήκας
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Translation:
For Aphrodite, for the gods Augusti, for the People: Aristokles Molossos, son of Artemidoros, (entitled) lover of glory and lover of the city also (gave) the buttresses. Hermas son of Aristokles the son of Artemidoros supervised the work in accordance with the will of Molossos, his foster-father.
Commentary:
One of a group of texts: 8.113, 8.111, (unpublished), 8.108, and cf. 8.82); see Reynolds, Aph.Papers 2, A.4
- Photographs:
- none.
Representations:
- Deering notebook, page 3
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