8.211. Statue dedication of Hygeia to emperors
- Description:
- White marble statue base, damaged at both sides and along the lower edge (W. 0.89 × H. 0.37 × D. 0.48).
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face.
- Letters:
- 0.05-0.055
- Date:
- 27 B.C. - A.D. 14 (reign)
- Findspot:
- In the Theatre
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1970 (70.1025)
- Bibliography:
- Published by Reynolds, PCPS 206, 1980, 76-77, no. 4, whence SEG 1980.1246, BE 1982.355 (ll. 3-4), AnnEpig 1980.869, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 145.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (1980).
- 1 [τ]ὴν Ὑγήαν Καίσα[ρι Σεβ]-
- 2[α]στῶ̣ι καὶ τῶι δήμ̣[ωι]
- 3[Μ]ολοσσὸς Χρυσά̣[ο]-
- 4[ρ]ος ὁ ἱερεὺς τῆς Ὑγ[ήας]
- 1[·]ΗΝΥΓΗΑΝΚΑΙΣΑ[·····]
- 2[·]ΣΤ·ΙΚΑΙΤΩΙΔΗ·[··]
- 3[·]ΟΛΟΣΣΟΣΧΡΥΣ·[·]
- 4[·]ΟΣΟΙΕΡΕΥΣΤΗΣΥΓ[···]
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τ
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ὴν
Ὑγήαν
Καίσα
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ρι
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Σεβ
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α
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στ
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ῶ
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ι
καὶ
τῶι
δή
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μ
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ωι
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Μ
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ολοσσὸς
Χρυσ
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ά
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ο
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ρ
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ος
ὁ
ἱερεὺς
τῆς
Ὑγ
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</ab>
ήας
</supplied>
Translation:
The (statue of) Hygeia (i.e. Health) for Caesar Augustus and the People: Molossos son of Chrysaor, the priest of Hygeia (set it up).
Commentary:
See Reynolds. loc.cit., with 'Further information', 109, and 'Ruler-cult', 43
Photographs:
- Face (1980)
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