Description:
White marble block W. 0.78 × H. 0.99 × D. 0.51 the exposed face was within a moulding which was capped by a moulded gable between acroteria; all mouldings have been carefully chipped away to facilitate re-use. The sides were left rough, and not intended to be seen, but the face is designed like a stele.
Text:
Inscribed on the main panel on the face.
Letters:
ave 0.025, l.7 0.028.
Date:
Perhaps late first, early second century A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
Walls, East (south part): in the stretch south of the car park
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (DM; Walls 158).
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 τὸν πλάταν κατεσ-
2κεύασεν Λιβυρνος Διο-
3τρέφους ἐν ᾧ πλάτᾳ
4 οὐδεὶς ἐξουσίαν ἕ-
5ξει θεῖναί τινα χωρὶς
6 τῆς τοῦ κληρονόμου
7 vac. μου γνώμης vac.
7a vac.
1ΤΟΝΠΛΑΤΑΝΚΑΤΕΣ
2ΚΕΥΑΣΕΝΛΙΒΥΡΝΟΣΔΙΟ
3ΤΡΕΦΟΥΣΕΝΩΠΛΑΤΑ
4ΟΥΔΕΙΣΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΝΕ
5ΞΕΙΘΕΙΝΑΙΤΙΝΑΧΩΡΙΣ
6ΤΗΣΤΟΥΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΥ
7   ΜΟΥΓΝΩΜΗΣ   
7a   
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<lb n="1" />
τὸν
πλάταν
κατεσ
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
κεύασεν
Λιβυρνος
Διο
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
τρέφους
ἐν
πλάτᾳ
<lb n="4" />
οὐδεὶς
ἐξουσίαν
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
ξει
θεῖναί
τινα
χωρὶς
<lb n="6" />
τῆς
τοῦ
κληρονόμου
<lb n="7" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
μου
γνώμης
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="7a" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>

Translation:

Liburnos son of Diotrephes prepared the platform, on which platform no-one will have authority to place anyone without the consent of my heir.

Commentary:

An unusual formula at Aphrodisias.

Photographs:

Face (1989)
 Face (1989)

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