12.717. Fragmentary honours, third century, from SW Walls
- Description:
- Piece from the upper moulding of a white marble statue base or statue base capital (W. 0.21 × H. 0.17 × D. 0.11).
- Text:
- Inscribed on the fascia.
- Letters:
- 0.028.
- Date:
- Third century A.D. (lettering).
- Findspot:
- Walls, South (west part), fallen from the wall at S. Wall gap, SE extension
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museums
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition (76.41).
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1 ἡ βουλ[ὴ ·· ? ··]
- 1a[·· ? ··
- 1ΗΒΟΥΛ[· - - - ]
- 1a[·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
ἡ
βουλ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ὴ
</supplied>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<lb
n="1a"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
dim="bottom"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
The Council [·· ? ··]
Commentary:
No doubt a dedication by the City Council, but the object of the sentence is lost.
- Photographs:
- none.
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