12.205. Consolatory decree for Tatia Attalis

Description:: Two white marble blocks, one complete (a), one in two pieces (b and c) both with a drafted margin along the bottom but not the top edge. b + c also has drafted margins along both side edges, and a may have done, but it is damaged down the left side and broken away at the right. a (containing Column I) surviving width 0.67 x o.415 x depth (part buried) not less than 0.36, damaged along all edges, broken away at the upper left-hand corner and the whole right-hand side. b and c from the right and left lower sides of a block with a recessed border, containing Column II. b : left side, (W. 0.42 × H. 0.40 × D. 0.455); c: right side, (W. 0.25 × H. 0.415 × D. 0.46). Both are worn , particularly b.
Text:: Inscribed on the face, in two columns
Letters:: rather mannered; column I: 0.012-0.013; column II 0.13 - 0.15.
Date:: First to second centuries A.D. (lettering, prosopography)
Findspot:: a: Walls, East (north part): found in the NE facing stretch of wall north of the East gate. b: City, Village: in ruins of a village house east of the teahouse; c a stray find.
Original Location:: Unknown
Last recorded location:: a, findspot; b and c Museum
History of discovery:: a recorded by Gaudin (81), and by the NYU expedition; b and c recorded by the NYU expedition, b in 1983 (83.178), c in 1990.
Bibliography:: a published by Reinach, from Gaudin's squeeze, 9, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 20 ; whole text published by Joyce Reynolds and Charlotte Roueché, 'The funeral of Tatia Attalis of Aphrodisias', Ktéma 17 (1992, published 1996), 153-60, whence BullEp 1997.523, SEG 1995.1502. Comments by C. P. Jones, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 143 (1999), 597-600, whence SEG 50 2000.1097..
Text constituted from:: Transcription (Reynolds); Gaudin squeeze. This edition Reynolds (1996).

i: 1 [εἰσησαγ]αμένης τῆς βουλῆς [ἔ]δοξε [τῇ βούλῃ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ ? vac. γνώμη]; 3 ἀρχόντων καὶ Ζ̣ήνωνος τοῦ Ὑψικλέους το[ῦ Ζήνωνος τοῦ Ὑψικλέ]-; 4ους τοῦ Μενάνδρου τοῦ Ζήνωνος γραμμα̣[τέως δήμου τὸ δεύ]-; 5τερον καὶ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ Δημητρίου τοῦ Λ̣[·· c. 7 ·· τοῦ Δημη]-; 6τρίου καὶ Διογένης τοῦ Διογένους τοῦ Μενά[νδρου] [·· c. 6 ·· τῶν]; 7 ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας στρατηγῶν bar ἐπεὶ Τατία Ὑψικλέ[ους τοῦ Ἀδράσ]-; 8του τοῦ Νεικοτείμου τοῦ Ἀρτεμιδώρου το[ῦ Ζήνωνος] [Ἱέρα]-; 9κος Ἀτταλὶς γενομένη ἱερεία Σεβαστῶν π̣[άτρος καὶ προγό]-; 10νων ὑπάρχουσα τῶν πρώτων καὶ συνεκτικ[ότων τὴν ?πατρίδα]; 11 καὶ ἐν γυμνασιαρχίαις καὶ στεφανηφορίαις [καὶ ?ἀγωνοθεσίαις]; 12 καὶ ἀρχιερωσύναις καὶ ἔργων ἀναθέσεσιν κ[αὶ ·· c. 9 ·· ἐκ τῶν]; 13 ἰδίων γεγονότων ζήσασα βίον σώφρονα κ[αὶ ?κοσμίον καὶ ἀναλο]-; 14γοῦντα τῇ τοῦ γένους σεμνότητι προμοί[ρως νῦν μεθίσταται]; 15 τοῦ βίου ἐπί τε τούτῳ δημόσιον ἡ πόλι[ς ·· c. 16 ··]; 16 ἁρπάσασά τε τὸ πτῶμα ὁμοθυμαδὸν [·· c. 19 ··]; 17 vac. vac. [·· ? ·· ? vac. ·· ? ··]
ii: 19[·· c. 7 ·· ἐν τῇ π]όλει ἀπέθετο; 20[·· c. 5 ··]Ε̣Ξ̣Ε̣Σ̣ [·· c. 24 ··]Ε̣Σ καὶ τῆς ἀξίας; 21Ο̣ΤΗ̣[·· c. 18 ··] τὴν πατρίδα v.; 22[·· c. 11 ··] stop ἡ̣ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆ[μος ·· c. 8 ··]Σ̣ τε τὴν ἡρωίδα; 23 καὶ Π̣Ρ̣ΟΗ̣ΚΑ̣ΤΟΦΛ[··]ΑΣ[·· c. 13 ·· ?ἀναλο]γοῦσας scroll v.; 24 δεδόχθαι τῇ βούλῃ καὶ τ[ῷ δήμῳ ? bar τετειμῆ]σθαι μὲν καὶ με-; 25τηλλακχυῖαν bar Τατίαν Ἀ[τταλὶν ταῖς καλλί]σταις καὶ με-; 26γίσταις τειμαῖς stop ἐντεθά̣[φθαι δὲ ?αὐτὴν ἐν] τῇ πόλει ἐν τῷ; 27 Ἀδράστου τοῦ πάππου [αὐτῆς ?μνημείῳ ?τοῦ π]ολλὰ καὶ μεγά<λ>α; 28 καὶ ἐν πολλοῖς τὴν πόλιν [εὐεργετηκότος ἀγορ]ε̣ύεσθαι δὲ̣ αὐτὴ[ν]; 29 καὶ στεφανοῦσθαι ἐν [ταῖς καθ' ἕκαστον ἐνια]υτὸν ἀγομέ-; 30ναις ἀρχαιρεσίαις ἀμ̣[ὰ ·· c. 17 ·· κ]α̣ὶ τειμᾶσ̣[θαι ἀν-; 31δριάντων καὶ ἀγαλμ[άτων καὶ εἰκόνων ἐπιχρ]ύσων ἐ[ν ἱεροῖς]; 32 ἢ δημοσίοις τόποις̣ [ἀναθέσεσιν ·· c. 10 ·· ἐ]ν τῇ πόλ[ει vac. ]; 33 vac. [ vac. ] vac.

i: 1[·······]ΑΜΕΝΗΣΤΗΣΒΟΥΛΗΣ[·]ΔΟΞΕ[················ ········]; 3ΑΡΧΟΝΤΩΝΚΑΙ·ΗΝΩΝΟΣΤΟΥΥΨΙΚΛΕΟΥΣΤΟ[·················]; 4ΟΥΣΤΟΥΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥΤΟΥΖΗΝΩΝΟΣΓΡΑΜΜ·[··············]; 5ΤΕΡΟΝΚΑΙΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥΤΟΥΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥΤΟΥ·[··············]; 6ΤΡΙΟΥΚΑΙΔΙΟΓΕΝΗΣΤΟΥΔΙΟΓΕΝΟΥΣΤΟΥΜΕΝΑ[·····][·········]; 7ΕΠΙΤΗΣΧΩΡΑΣΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΩΝ bar ΕΠΕΙΤΑΤΙΑΥΨΙΚΛΕ[···········]; 8ΤΟΥΤΟΥΝΕΙΚΟΤΕΙΜΟΥΤΟΥΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥΤΟ[········][····]; 9ΚΟΣΑΤΤΑΛΙΣΓΕΝΟΜΕΝΗΙΕΡΕΙΑΣΕΒΑΣΤΩΝ·[·············]; 10ΝΩΝΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΣΑΤΩΝΠΡΩΤΩΝΚΑΙΣΥΝΕΚΤΙΚ[··············]; 11ΚΑΙΕΝΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑΡΧΙΑΙΣΚΑΙΣΤΕΦΑΝΗΦΟΡΙΑΙΣ[···············]; 12ΚΑΙΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΑΙΣΚΑΙΕΡΓΩΝΑΝΑΘΕΣΕΣΙΝΚ[·· ··············]; 13ΙΔΙΩΝΓΕΓΟΝΟΤΩΝΖΗΣΑΣΑΒΙΟΝΣΩΦΡΟΝΑΚ[·················]; 14ΓΟΥΝΤΑΤΗΤΟΥΓΕΝΟΥΣΣΕΜΝΟΤΗΤΙΠΡΟΜΟΙ[················]; 15ΤΟΥΒΙΟΥΕΠΙΤΕΤΟΥΤΩΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΝΗΠΟΛΙ[· ················]; 16ΑΡΠΑΣΑΣΑΤΕΤΟΠΤΩΜΑΟΜΟΘΥΜΑΔΟΝ[···················]; 17 [ - - - ··· - - - ]
ii: 19[············]ΟΛΕΙΑΠΕΘΕΤΟ; 20[·····]····[························]·ΣΚΑΙΤΗΣΑΞΙΑΣ; 21·Τ·[··················]ΤΗΝΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ; 22[···········] stop ·ΒΟΥΛΗΚΑΙΟΔΗ[··· ········]·ΤΕΤΗΝΗΡΩΙΔΑ; 23ΚΑΙ··Ο·Κ·ΤΟΦΛ[··]ΑΣ[··················]ΓΟΥΣΑΣ scroll; 24ΔΕΔΟΧΘΑΙΤΗΒΟΥΛΗΚΑΙΤ[····· ·········]ΣΘΑΙΜΕΝΚΑΙΜΕ; 25ΤΗΛΛΑΚΧΥΙΑΝ bar ΤΑΤΙΑΝΑ[···············]ΣΤΑΙΣΚΑΙΜΕ; 26ΓΙΣΤΑΙΣΤΕΙΜΑΙΣ stop ΕΝΤΕΘ·[·············]ΤΗΠΟΛΕΙΕΝΤΩ; 27ΑΔΡΑΣΤΟΥΤΟΥΠΑΠΠΟΥ[················]ΟΛΛΑΚΑΙΜΕΓΑΑ; 28ΚΑΙΕΝΠΟΛΛΟΙΣΤΗΝΠΟΛΙΝ[·················]·ΥΕΣΘΑΙΔ·ΑΥΤΗ[·]; 29ΚΑΙΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΥΣΘΑΙΕΝ[···················]ΥΤΟΝΑΓΟΜΕ; 30ΝΑΙΣΑΡΧΑΙΡΕΣΙΑΙΣΑ·[· ··················]·ΙΤΕΙΜΑ·[··· ΑΝ; 31ΔΡΙΑΝΤΩΝΚΑΙΑΓΑΛΜ[···················]ΥΣΩΝΕ[·······]; 32ΗΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΙΣΤΟΠΟΙ·[·········· ···········]ΝΤΗΠΟΛ[·· ···]; 33 [···]

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Translation:: No translation yet (2007).

Commentary:

See publications and discussions, below; see also R. van Bremen, The limits of participation (Amsterdam, 1996), 156-7.

Photographs:

a, face (1975)

b, face (1983)

b, face (1985)

c, face (1990)

c, face (1990)

Representations:

a: Gaudin squeeze

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12.205. Consolatory decree for Tatia Attalis

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