9.112. Building dedication to Tiberius and Livia
- Description:
- Four fragments of white marble architrave blocks, with three fasciae which have bead and reel decoration between them. a. (W. 1.54 × H. 0.45 × D. 0.58) has left edge, but the right end is broken; b. (W. 1.0 × H. 0.42 × D. 0.58) is broken to the left, but the right edge survives; c. (W. 1.54 × H. 0.45 × D. 0.58) has left edge, but the right end is broken; d. (W. 1.0 × H. 0.42 × D. 0.58) is broken to the left, but the right edge survives.
- Text:
- Inscribed on three fasciae.
- Letters:
- Finely worked, triangular trenches; l.1, 0.095; l.2, 0.075; l.3, 0.08.
- Date:
- A.D. 14-37 (reign)
- Findspot:
- A and B during excavation of the Sebasteion, at E. Temple (Sebasteion) 83-1 ; C and D during construction of the dighouse
- Original Location:
- On the front of the Temple in the Sebasteion.
- Last recorded location:
- A and B, in stone collection south of dighouse; C and D, Museum
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition (83.151, Village 9)
- Bibliography:
- c published by Reynolds, PCPS 206, 1980, 79, no. 10, whence SEG 1980.1248, AnnEpig 1980.872, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 103; discussed by Reynolds, StudClas 24, 1986, 110, note 12 (l. 2)
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (1980).
- 1[·· ? ·· Αὐτοκράτορι Τιβ]ερίῳ Καίσαρι θε[οῦ Σεβα]στο[ῦ ὑιῶι Σεβαστῶι καὶ Ἰ]ουλίαι Σεβαστῆ̣[ι νέαι] Δημητρ[ὶ ·· ? ··]
- 2[·· ? ·· Ἀτ]ταλὶς Μενεκρ[άτους Ἄ]πφιο[ν ·· c. 12 ·· ὑπὲ]ρ Ἀττάλου τοῦ Μ[ενάνδρ]ου τοῦ ΑΝ[·· ? ··]
- 3[·· ? ··] τὸν νάον καὶ τ[ὸν βῶμ]ον [·· c. 15 ··] vac. ὑπὲρ τοῦ [·· c. 5 ··]ου vac. [·· ? ··]
- 1[ - - - ··············]ΕΡΙΩΚΑΙΣΑΡΙΘΕ[······]ΣΤΟ[· ············ ····]ΟΥΛΙΑΙΣΕΒΑΣΤ·[·····]ΔΗΜΗΤΡ[· - - - ]
- 2[ - - - ··]ΤΑΛΙΣΜΕΝΕΚΡ[······]ΠΦΙΟ[················]ΡΑΤΤΑΛΟΥΤΟΥΜ[······]ΟΥΤΟΥΑΝ[ - - - ]
- 3[ - - - ]ΤΟΝΝΑΟΝΚΑΙΤ[·····]ΟΝ[···············] ΥΠΕΡΤΟΥ[·····]ΟΥ [ - - - ]
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Αὐτοκράτορι
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Τιβ
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ερίῳ
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θε
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οῦ
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Σεβα
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στο
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ῦ
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ὑιῶι
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Σεβαστῶι
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καὶ
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ι
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νέαι
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ταλὶς
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Translation:
[·· ? ··] for the Imperator Tib]erius Caesar [Augustus, son] of the god Augustus, and for Julia Augusta, the new Demeter [ . . .
2. . . . ] Attalis Apphion, daughter of Menekrates [ . . . ? . . .] on behalf of Attalos, son of Menandros, ? her [ husband . . .
3. . .]the temple and ? the [altar . . ? . . .] on behalf of [ . . .
Commentary:
See bibliography.
Photographs:
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