Description:
A plain white marble block (H. 0.67 × W. 0.995 × D. 0.535) probably a building block rather than a statue base.
Text:
Inscribed on the face, within an area that has been smoothed; the whole stone apparently weathered.
Letters:
0.0175-0.0225
Date:
First century B.C. to first century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
reused in the Walls, South-east Gate (stretch just north of the gate, above 13.503, 12.406, 12.407, 12.408
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1973)
History of discovery:
Copied in 1705 by Picenini, (10102, 34, and, from Tisser, 67) whence Sherard (10101, 46); by Deering (1v, no. 6); by Waddington; by Gaudin (42); by the MAMA expedition; and by the NYU expedition in 1973.
Bibliography:
Published from Sherard by •Boeckh, CIG 2806; by •Waddington, LBW 1616; from Gaudin's squeeze by •Reinach, REG 19, 1906, 120-121, no. 46; from the MAMA records by •Cormack, MAMA 8, no. 463, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 262.
Text constituted from:
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds); Publications; Sherard papers; Deering; Gaudin. This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
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1Ἄρτεμεις Ποπλίου
2Βάκχιον Ποπλίου τὸν
3ἀδελφὸν κατὰ τὴν διαθήκην
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1ΑΡΤΕΜΕΙΣΠΟΠΛΙΟΥ
2ΒΑΚΧΙΟΝΠΟΠΛΙΟΥΤΟΝ
3ΑΔΕΛΦΟΝΚΑΤΑΤΗΝΔΙΑΘΗΚΗΝ
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Ἄρτεμεις
Ποπλίου
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Βάκχιον
Ποπλίου
τὸν
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ἀδελφὸν
κατὰ
τὴν
διαθήκην
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Translation:

Artemeis daughter of Poplios set up (?a tomb for) Bacchios son of Poplios her brother in accordance with his will.

Commentary:
No commentary yet (2007).

Photographs:

Face (1973)
 Face (1973)

Representations:

Deering notebook, 1v
 Deering notebook, 1v

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