8.906. Acclamation for Theopompos, magnificentissimus, ?pater civitatis
- Description:
- The upper part of a white marble panel (H. 0.14 × W. 0.23 × D. 0.06) with upper and right edges surviving.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face.
- Letters:
- : 0.015-0.025; clear, irregular, with no close parallels; abbreviations: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΡhook, ΘΩ with line above.
- Date:
- Sixth century (titulature).
- Findspot:
- Acropolis: section 5, unit 471.
- Original Location:
- Unknown.
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1977).
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1968 (68.92).
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 89, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 865.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1[? cross α]ὔ̣ξι Θεόπομπος
- 2[ὁ] [μ]ε̣γαλοπρ(επέστατος) πολι-
- 3[?τευόμ(ενος)] σ̣ὺ̣ν̣ θ(ε)ῷ πα-
- 4[?τὴρ ?τῆς πόλεως]
- 5[·· ? ··
- 1[···]·ΞΙΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ
- 2[·][·]·ΓΑΛΟΠΡΠΟΛΙ
- 3[·········]···ΘΩΠΑ
- 4[··· ··········]
- 5[·· ? ··
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α
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ὔ
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ξι
Θεόπομπος
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ὁ
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<abbr>
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μ
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ε
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γαλοπρ
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</expan>
επέστατος
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πολι
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<abbr>
τευόμ
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>
</expan>
ενος
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<unclear
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>
σὺν
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<expan>
<abbr>
θ
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<supplied
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>
ε
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<abbr>
</expan>
ῷ
</abbr>
πα
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<supplied
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τὴρ
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<supplied
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τῆς
πόλεως
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extent="unknown"
unit="line"
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Translation:
Up with Theopompos, magnificentissimus, ?member of the council and, with God's help, ?pa[ter civitatis ·· ? ··
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 VI.34.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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- Face (1977)
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