9.126. ?Dedicatory poem
- Description:
- Four white marble fragments from the same crowning feature, of which two join, to form c. The original feature was a slightly convex white marble block (H. 0.145, D. 0.40), and decorated with relief patterns on the underside; the block was therefore designed to be seen from below, and perhaps served a purpose similar to that of 1.37. Length: a: c. 0.50. b: 0.53. c: two joining fragments. 0.65.
- Text:
- Inscribed in one line on the outer edge, which has a slight slope upwards.
- Letters:
- c. 0.08, are very ornate, with accents and breathings; in c, ΜΝ and ΤΩ are in ligature, and the first Ω and last Ν are above the line; star-shaped stop.
- Date:
- Twelfth century (lettering).
- Findspot:
- A during excavation of the Sebasteion, b during excavation of the Tetrapylon, c a stray find.
- Original Location:
- ?An unidentified church.
- Last recorded location:
- Museum.
- History of discovery:
- All recorded by the NYU expedition (a, 83.161; b, 84.181; c, unnumbered).
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 110, whence Steinepigramme 02/09/99 not in PHI.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
- a
- 1[·· ? ··]Λ̣ΦΟ[·· ? ··]
- b
- 1[·· ? ··]Φ̣ ὁρῶντες Τ[·· ? ··]
- c
- 1[·· ? ··] ἐμῶν ἐφευρεῖν ὀφλημάτων stop [·· ? ··]
- a
- 1[ - - - ]·ΦΟ[ - - - ]
- b
- 1[ - - - ]·ΟΡΩΝΤΕΣΤ[ - - - ]
- c
- 1[ - - - ]ΕΜΩΝΕΦΕΥΡΕΙΝΟΦΛΗΜΑΤΩΝ stop [ - - - ]
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type="textpart_fragment"
n="a"
>
<ab>
</ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
λ
</unclear>
φο
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<div
type="textpart_fragment"
n="b"
>
<ab>
</ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
</orig>
φ
</unclear>
ὁρῶντες
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
τ
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
</orig>
<div
type="textpart_fragment"
n="c"
>
<ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
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unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
ἐ
μ
ῶ
ν
ἐφευρεῖν
ὀφλημά
τω
ν
<g
type="stop"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
b. [·· ? ··] seeing [·· ? ··]
c. [·· ? ··] to find [?remission] for my sins. [·· ? ··]
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 VII.25.
Photographs:
- a: Face (1985)
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- b: Face (1985)
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- b: Underside (1985)
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- c: Face (1985)
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- c: Underside (1985)
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