8.270. Funerary verse for Jordanes
- Description:
- Two joining fragments of a thick white marble plaque (H. 0.34 x W. 0.27 × D. 0.13), chipped at right edge and broken below.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the prepared face.
- Letters:
- Av. 0.02, irregular, lunate.
- Date:
- Fifth/sixth century (content, metre).
- Findspot:
- Theatre: north analemma area.
- Original Location:
- Unknown.
- Last recorded location:
- Museum.
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1975, during the removal of the old mosque (75.57).
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 156 and plate xxxvi, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 733, Steinepigramme 02/09/30.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1 cross τύμβος Ἰο̣[ρ]δ[ά] | νοιο τὸν Εὐλαλί̣ | ου ἀπὸ φύτλης
- 2παρ |θενικὴ κρυόεσσα | (5) Δ̣ίκη λάτριν ἄξιον | εἶχεν·
- 3βάσκανος | ἀλλά μιν ὦκα δυσ̣|ώνυμος ἥρπασε Μ̣[οί] | ρ̣η
- 4λαμπρὸν Λ̣ [·· c. 4 ··] | (10) [··]Λ̣ΣΑΣΑΟΗ [·· c. 6 ··] | Σ̣ΤΕΡ' ἀπαιρ[·· c. 5 ··]
- 1 cross ΤΥΜΒΟΣΙ·[·]Δ[·]
- 2ΝΟΙΟΤΟΝΕΥΛΑΛ·
- 3ΟΥΑΠΟΦΥΤΛΗΣΠΑΡ
- 4ΘΕΝΙΚΗΚΡΥΟΕΣΣΑ
- 5·ΙΚΗΛΑΤΡΙΝΑΞΙΟΝ
- 6ΕΙΧΕΝΒΑΣΚΑΝΟΣ
- 7ΑΛΛΑΜΙΝΩΚΑΔΥ·
- 8ΩΝΥΜΟΣΗΡΠΑΣΕ·[··]
- 9·ΗΛΑΜΠΡΟΝ·[····]
- 10[··]·ΣΑΣΑΟΗ[······]
- 11·ΤΕΡ'ΑΠΑΙΡ[·····]
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τύμβος
Ἰ
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ο
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<supplied
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>
ρ
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δ
<supplied
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>
ά
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<lb
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type="worddiv"
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νοιο
τὸν
Εὐλαλ
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ί
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<lb
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type="worddiv"
/>
ου
ἀπὸ
φύτλης
</l>
<l
n="2"
>
παρ
<lb
n="4"
type="worddiv"
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θενικὴ
κρυόεσσα
<lb
n="5"
/>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
Δ
</unclear>
ίκη
λάτριν
ἄξιον
<lb
n="6"
/>
εἶχεν
·
</l>
<l
n="3"
>
βάσκανος
<lb
n="7"
/>
ἀλλά
μιν
ὦκα
δυ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
σ
</unclear>
<lb
n="8"
type="worddiv"
/>
ώνυμος
ἥρπασε
<unclear
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>
Μ
</unclear>
<supplied
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>
οί
</supplied>
<lb
n="9"
type="worddiv"
/>
<unclear
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ρ
</unclear>
η
</l>
<l
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>
</lg>
λαμπρὸν
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>
<unclear
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λ
</unclear>
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dim="right"
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<lb
n="10"
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<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
dim="left"
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<orig
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>
<unclear
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λ
</unclear>
σασαοη
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="6"
unit="character"
dim="right"
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<lb
n="11"
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<orig
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<unclear
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σ
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τερ
</orig>
'
ἀπαιρ
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</ab>
Translation:
(i.e. This is the) tomb of ?Jordanes from the stem of Eulalios, whom chilly virgin justice had as a worthy servant; but jealous, hatefully-named Fate snatched him quickly, (i.e. ?he who was) splendid [·· ? ··] ?taking away.
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 IX.21.
Photographs:
- Assembled (1978)
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- Upper fragment (1977)
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