9.40. Honours for Atia mother of Augustus
- Description:
- White marble statue base with moulding above and below (W. 0.77 × H. 0.40 × D. 0.50).
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face (W. 0.67 × H. 0.215); chipped at all corners, especially on the right side.
- Letters:
- First century A.D.; 0.035-0.04.
- Date:
- Julio-Claudian (context, lettering)
- Findspot:
- in the portico east of the Theatre, NPS.
- Original Location:
- almost certainly from the Sebasteion
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1981)
- History of discovery:
- Found by the NYU expedition in 1973 (73.145; SBI 8)
- Bibliography:
- Published by Reynolds, PCPS no. 12, whence SEG 1980.1247, BullEp 1982.355, AnnEpig 1980.873, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 190
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (1980).
- 1 Ἀτίαν Βάλβου μητέρ̣α̣
- 2Σεβαστοῦ Καίσαρος
- 1ΑΤΙΑΝΒΑΛΒΟΥΜΗΤΕ··
- 2ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ
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Ἀτίαν
Βάλβου
μητέ
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ρα
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Σεβαστοῦ
Καίσαρος
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Translation:
(They set up the statue of)) Atia daughter of Balbus, mother of Augustus Caesar.
Commentary:
Probably one of the Sebasteion group of dedications to the imperial family (9.37=72.224, 9.38=72.237, 9.39=72.275, 9.40=73.145, 9.33=77.123, 9.26=80.172, 9.27=82.108, 9.35=82.109, 9.28=82.116, 9.34=82.117, 9.29=82.118, 9.36=82.210, 9.30=84.30, 9.31=84.31, and 9.32=84.41).
On these see Reynolds (1996), 'Ruler-cult at Aphrodisias'.
Photographs:
- Face (1973)
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- Face (1978)
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- Face (1981)
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