- Description:
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White marble statue base shaft without moulding (H. 1.24 x W. 0.63-0.61 x D. 0.65)
- Text:
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Inscribed on the face
- Letters:
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standard second-/third-century forms, 0.025; ligatures, ΚΗΝ (l.6) ΗΝ (l.7).
- Date:
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Second to third centuries A.D.
(terminology, lettering)
- Findspot:
- Walls, South (east part): copied by William Sherard on the southern stretch of the city walls. Seen by Kubitschek and Reichel reused in an oil-press
at Karaçasu, with the last two lines and the right edge lost (K III page a; Abklatsch 84).
- Original Location:
- Unknown.
- Last recorded location:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1976 at one end of the old bridge in the town of Karaçasu; the lower part of the stone had
been cut and shaped to form a Turkish tombstone. At some time after 1976 it was removed, during rebuilding of the bridge,
and we have not succeeded in tracing it.
- History of discovery:
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Copied by William Sherard in 1705 (BM MS Add. 10101 f. 37); by Kubitschek (KIII, 1), on which see J. M. R. Cormack, The Inscribed Monuments of Aphrodisias, 13; by the NYU expedition in 1976.
- Bibliography:
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Published by Boeckh, from Sherard, CIG 2813, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias; by Roueché, PPA 68.
- Text constituted from:
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Notebooks; transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché)
This edition Roueché (2007).
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1[?ἡ βουλὴ ?καὶ ?ὁ δῆμος]
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2
καὶ
ἡ
γερουσία
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3
ἐτείμησαν
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4
Μᾶρκον Οὐαλέριον
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5 Ἐπαφρόδε
ιτον
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6 γένει καὶ παι-
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7δείᾳ διαφέρον-
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8τα κιθαρῳδ
ὸν
ἱ-
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9ερονείκην πλει-
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10στονείκην παρά-
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11δοξον υἱὸν Μάρ-
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12κου Οὐαλερίου
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13 Ναρκίσσου πο-
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14λείτου καὶ βο
υ
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15 λευτοῦ ἀπὸ π
ρο-
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16γόνων καὶ ἐν̣
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17 πολλ
οῖς τὴν π
α-
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18τρίδ
α εὐεργε
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19 τοῦντος
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20
τὴν
δὲ
ἀνάστασ-
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21
ιν τοῦ ἀνδρι
άν-
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22
τος πεποιῆσθαι
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23
Οὐαλέριον
Νάρκισ
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24
σον
τὸν
πατέρα
stop
leaf
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1[·················]
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2[···][·][········]
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3[·········]
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4[···]ΚΟΝΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΟΝ
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5ΕΠΑΦΡΟΔΕ[····]
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6ΓΕΝΕΙΚΑΙΠ[··]
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7ΔΕΙΑΔΙΑΦΕ[···]
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8ΤΑΚΙΘΑΡΩΔ[··][·]
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9ΕΡΟΝΕΙΚΗΝΠ[···]
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10ΣΤΟΝΕΙΚΗΝΠ[···]
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11ΔΟΞΟΝΥΙΟΝ[···]
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12ΚΟΥΟΥΑΛΕΡΙ[··]
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13ΝΑΡΚΙΣΣΟΥΠ[·]
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14ΛΕΙΤΟΥΚΑΙΒΟ[·]
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15ΛΕΥΤΟΥΑΠΟΠ[··]
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16ΓΟΝΩΝΚΑΙΕ·
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17ΠΟΛΛ[·]ΙΣΤΗΝΠ[·]
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18ΤΡΙΔ[·]ΕΥΕΡΓΕ
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19ΤΟΥΝΤΟΣ
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20[·][·][·]
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21[·]ΝΤΟΥΑΝΔΡΙ[··]
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22[···]ΠΕΠΟΙΗΣΘ[··]
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23[·········][······]
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24[···][···][······][····]
<ab>
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n="1"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
ἡ βουλὴ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
cert="low"
>
ὁ δῆμος
</supplied>
<lb
n="2"
/>
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type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
καὶ
</rdg>
</app>
<app
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>
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>
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extent="1"
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</rdg>
<rdg
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>
ἡ
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</app>
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type="previouslyread"
>
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>
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extent="8"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
γερουσία
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="3"
/>
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>
<rdg
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>
<gap
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extent="9"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
ἐτείμησαν
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="4"
/>
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>
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>
<gap
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extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
Μᾶρ
</rdg>
</app>
κον
Οὐαλέριον
<lb
n="5"
/>
Ἐπαφρόδε
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type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
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>
<gap
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extent="4"
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/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
ιτον
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="6"
/>
γένει
καὶ
π
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type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
αι
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="7"
type="worddiv"
/>
δείᾳ
διαφέ
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type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ρον
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="8"
type="worddiv"
/>
τα
κιθαρῳδ
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type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
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>
ὸν
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
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>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ἱ
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="9"
type="worddiv"
/>
ερονείκην
π
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
λει
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="10"
type="worddiv"
/>
στονείκην
π
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
αρά
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="11"
type="worddiv"
/>
δοξον
υἱὸν
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
Μάρ
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="12"
type="worddiv"
/>
κου
Οὐαλερί
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ου
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="13"
/>
Ναρκίσσου
π
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ο
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="14"
type="worddiv"
/>
λείτου
καὶ
βο
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
υ
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="15"
/>
λευτοῦ
ἀπὸ
π
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ρο
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="16"
type="worddiv"
/>
γόνων
καὶ
ἐ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ν
</unclear>
<lb
n="17"
/>
πολλ
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ο
</rdg>
</app>
ῖς
τὴν
π
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
α
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="18"
type="worddiv"
/>
τρίδ
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
α
</rdg>
</app>
εὐεργε
<lb
n="19"
/>
τοῦντος
<lb
n="20"
/>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
τὴν
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
δὲ
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ἀνάστασ
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="21"
type="worddiv"
/>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
ι
</rdg>
</app>
ν
τοῦ
ἀνδρι
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
άν
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="22"
type="worddiv"
/>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
τος
</rdg>
</app>
πεποιῆσθ
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="2"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
αι
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="23"
/>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="9"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
Οὐαλέριον
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="6"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
Νάρκισ
</rdg>
</app>
<lb
n="24"
type="worddiv"
/>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
σον
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="3"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
τὸν
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="6"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
πατέρα
</rdg>
</app>
<app
type="previouslyread"
>
<rdg
resp="autopsy"
>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="4"
unit="character"
/>
</rdg>
<rdg
resp="previous"
>
<g
type="stop"
/>
<g
type="leaf"
/>
</rdg>
</app>
</ab>
Apparatus
The letters recorded by Sherard, but not by us, are highlighted.
l. 11, ΔΩΞΟΝ Sherard, ΔΟΞΟΝ CIG, lapis.
l. 15, ΛΕΙΤΟΥ Sherard, ΛΕΥΤΟΥ lapis.
In ll.18-19 and 20-1 Sherard recorded the line divisions incorrectly.
Translation:
[?The Council and the People] and the Gerousia honoured Marcus Valerius Epaphrodeitos, distinguished by birth and by education,
singer to the kithara, sacred victor, multiple victor, extraordinary, son of Marcus Valerius Narkissos, a citizen and a councillor
by descent, who has also benefited his fatherland in many ways.
(?It was agreed that) the statue be set up by Valerius Narkissos, the father.
Commentary:
For Epaphrodeitos see Stephanis, Διονυσιακοὶ τεχνῖται 850; discussion at PPA no. 68.
Photographs:
- Face (1976)
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- Face (1976)
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Representations:
- Kubitschek notebook III, 1
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