9.119. Dedication for Hadrian Soter
- Description:
- Right edge fragment from a white marble ?altar or base without side moulding, but with a decorative swag in relief below (W. 0.10 × H. 0.22 × D. 0.09).
- Text:
- Letters:
- elongated, 0.03
- Date:
- A.D. 129 - 138 (Reign, titulature)
- Findspot:
- Sebasteion: NE Por., -1.20
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1981 (81.98)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 0 ·· ? ··]
- 1[Ἁδριαν]ῷ
- 2 [Σωτῆ]ρι
- 3 [Ὀλυμ]πίῳ
- 3a [·· ? ··] vac.
- 0·· ? ··]
- 1[······]Ω
- 2[····]ΡΙ
- 3[····]ΠΙΩ
- 3a[ - - - ]
<ab>
<lb
n="0"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
dim="top"
/>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Ἁδριαν
</supplied>
ῷ
<lb
n="2"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Σωτῆ
</supplied>
ρι
<lb
n="3"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Ὀλυμ
</supplied>
πίῳ
<lb
n="3a"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<space
extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
[For Hadrian] Saviour, Olympian
Commentary:
The restoration seems likely, on the model of 8.708 (74.73), 8.256 (70.254).
The title Olympios is thought to follow from the dedication of the Olympieion at Athens in autumn 129.
Photographs:
- Face (1981)
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