12.1015. Funerary copy of a consolatory decree

Description:
A broken white marble masonry block W. 0.95 × H. 0.71 × D. 0.32.
Text:
Inscribed on the face, which has been overcut with Turkish graffiti.
Letters:
Probably early second century, 0.025.
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Walls, West Gate: 'on a cornish beyond the n. w. gate lying in the ground' (Sherard); lying on the south side of the West Gate.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Copied by Picenini in 1705 (10102 29v) and by Sherard in 1716 (10101. f.126v). Found again by the current expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Boeckh from Sherard, CIG 2837, whence Arch. Delt. 1921/22, 294, Robert, Hellenica XIII, 164-6, BE 1966.416, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 23 . The first two lines published there are from Sherard's f.39, with 12.903 (= CIG 2754), and do not belong here.
Text constituted from:
Publications; Preliminary transcription (Reynolds). This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
1 vac. vac. vac.
2[ἔδοξεν τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ γνώμῃ ·· ? ··] γραμματέως δήμ ου καὶ τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας στρατηγῶν
3[ἐπεί ·· c. 25 ·· δι]ὰ γένους λαμπροῦ καὶ ἐνδόξου ἀφαιρεθείσα ὑπὸ τοῦ
4 [?δαίμονος ·· c. 21 ·· Μ]ολόσσου καὶ Μηνοδ ότου τῶν τέκνων καὶ Μολόσσου
5[καὶ name τῶν ἐκγόνων ·· c. 20 ·· πρὸ τῆς] Ἀντιοχικῆς πύλης μνημεῖον καὶ σορὸν λευκόλιθα
6 [?ἐφ′ᾧ ·· c. 28 ·· Μόλ]οσ [σον] καὶ Μηνόδ οτον τὰ τέκνα καὶ Μόλοσσον καὶ
7[[·· ? ·· τοὺς ἐκγόνους ·· c. 20 ·· κα]ὶ μετὰ τὸ ἑαυτὴν ἐνκηδευθῆναι
8[ἐν αὐτῇ ·· c. 20 ··] καὶ μ̣η̣δ̣ε̣ὶ̣ς ἄλλος ἐξουσίαν
9[·· c. 50 ··] Δ̣ [··]χωρὶς ὧν ἄν αὐτος
10[·· c. 50 ··] Ω̣Ν̣ καὶ ΑΥΤΑΠΥ̣[·· c. 4 ··]
11 [·· c. 30 ··] vv. δεδόχθαι τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ̣ [δήμῳ]
12[·· c. 30 ··] ἐπιγραφῆ ναι ἀντίγραφα ταύ̣[?της]
13[·· c. 30 ··] χωρὶς Μηνοδότου ουδεὶς [·· c. 4 ··]
14[·· c. 30 ·· κη]δευθήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ [·· c. 5 ··]
15[·· c. 30 ·· τῆν σορ]ὸν ἔστω ἀσεβὴ[ς καὶ ἐπάρατος]
16 [?καὶ τυμβωρύχος ·· ? ··] ΑΙ̣ [···]
17[···]
1         
2[··························· - - - ][··········][···]ΟΥΚΑΙΤΩΝΕΠΙΤΗΣΧΩΡΑΣΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΩΝ
3[···· ···························][·][······][·······][·]ΑΙΕΝΔΟΞΟΥΑΦΑΙΡΕΘΕΙΣΑΥΠΟΤΟΥ
4[········ ······················][·······][···][·····]ΟΤΟΥΤΩΝΤΕΚΝΩΝΚΑΙΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΥ
5[··· ·············· ··························][··········][·····]ΜΝΗΜΕΙΟΝΚΑΙΣΟΡΟΝΛΕΥΚΟΛΙΘΑ
6[···································][··][···][···][·····]ΟΤΟΝΤΑΤΕΚΝΑΚΑΙΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΝΚΑΙ
7[············ ······················]ΙΜΕΤΑΤΟΕΑΥΤΗΝΕΝΚΗΔΕΥΘΗΝΑΙ
8[··························]ΚΑΙ·····ΣΑΛΛΟΣΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΝ
9[··················································]·[··]ΧΩΡΙΣΩΝΑΝΑΥΤΟΣ
10[··················································]··ΚΑΙΑΥΤΑΠ·[····]
11[······························]  ΔΕΔΟΧΘΑΙΤΗΒΟΥΛΗΚΑΙΤ·[····]
12[······························][········]ΝΑΙΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΑΤΑ·[···]
13[······························]ΧΩΡΙΣΜΗΝΟΔΟΤΟΥΟΥΔΕΙΣ[····]
14[································]ΔΕΥΘΗΣΕΤΑΙΕΝΑΥΤΩ[·····]
15[····································]ΟΝΕΣΤΩΑΣΕΒΗ[············]
16[············· - - - ][··][···]
17[···]
<ab>
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<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
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<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἔδοξεν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τῇ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
βουλῇ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τῷ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
δήμῳ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
γνώμῃ
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="10" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
γραμματέως
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
δήμ
</rdg>
</app>
ου
καὶ
τῶν
ἐπὶ
τῆς
χώρας
στρατηγῶν
<lb n="3" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐπεί
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="25" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
δι
</supplied>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
ὰ
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="6" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
γένους
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="7" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
λαμπροῦ
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
κ
</rdg>
</app>
αὶ
ἐνδόξου
ἀφαιρεθείσα
ὑπὸ
τοῦ
<lb n="4" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
δαίμονος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="21" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μ
</supplied>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="7" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
ολόσσου
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
καὶ
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
Μηνοδ
</rdg>
</app>
ότου
τῶν
τέκνων
καὶ
Μολόσσου
<lb n="5" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
name
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τῶν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐκγόνων
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="20" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
πρὸ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τῆς
</supplied>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="10" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
Ἀντιοχικῆς
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
πύλης
</rdg>
</app>
μνημεῖον
καὶ
σορὸν
λευκόλιθα
<lb n="6" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
ἐφ′
ᾧ
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="28" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μόλ
</supplied>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
οσ
</rdg>
</app>
<supplied reason="lost" >
σον
</supplied>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
καὶ
</rdg>
</app>
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
Μηνόδ
</rdg>
</app>
οτον
τὰ
τέκνα
καὶ
Μόλοσσον
καὶ
<lb n="7" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τοὺς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐκγόνους
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="20" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
κα
</supplied>
ὶ
μετὰ
τὸ
ἑαυτὴν
ἐνκηδευθῆναι
<lb n="8" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
αὐτῇ
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="20" unit="character" precision="circa" />
καὶ
<unclear reason="damage" >
μηδεὶ
</unclear>
ς
ἄλλος
ἐξουσίαν
<lb n="9" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="50" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
δ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
χωρὶς
ὧν
ἄν
αὐτος
<lb n="10" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="50" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ων
</unclear>
</orig>
καὶ
<orig n="unresolved" >
αυταπ
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="4" unit="character" />
<lb n="11" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="30" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<space extent="2" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
δεδόχθαι
τῇ
βουλῇ
καὶ
τ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ῷ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
δήμῳ
</supplied>
<lb n="12" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="30" unit="character" precision="circa" />
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="8" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
ἐπιγραφῆ
</rdg>
</app>
ναι
ἀντίγραφα
τα
<unclear reason="damage" >
ύ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
της
</supplied>
<lb n="13" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="30" unit="character" />
χωρὶς
Μηνοδότου
ουδεὶς
<gap reason="lost" extent="4" unit="character" />
<lb n="14" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="30" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
κη
</supplied>
δευθήσεται
ἐν
αὐτῷ
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
<lb n="15" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="30" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
τῆν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
σορ
</supplied>
ὸν
ἔστω
ἀσεβὴ
<supplied reason="lost" >
ς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐπάρατος
</supplied>
<lb n="16" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
καὶ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τυμβωρύχος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<app type="previouslyread" >
<rdg resp="autopsy" >
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
</rdg>
<rdg resp="previous" >
<orig n="unresolved" >
α
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
</rdg>
</app>
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
<lb n="17" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
</ab>

Apparatus

The letters highlighted were seen by Sherard but not by us.

l. 1, ἔδοξεν ...γνώμῃ prop. Robert.ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ Boeckh from Sherard etc; LR conjectured ΩΝ, which is correct.

2. δ]ιὰ γένους Boeckh, rejected by LR..Omitting Y between A and Π, Boeckh adds at end ΛΥΠΟΤΟΥ: nothing was ever cut there, and this is clearly a second and less correct transcription. Boeckh interpreted ἀφαιρεθεὶς ἀπὸ τοῦ λυπο[ῦ] τοῦ, where Robert recognised a parallel to ἀφηρέθη ὑπὸ τοῦ δαίμονος.

3. Boeckh from Sherard ΤΟΛΟΣΣΟΥ.

4. πρὸ τῆς proposed by Boeckh & Robert.

5. ΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΥ Boeckh from Sherard, correcting to Μόλοσσον.

8.... ]Ν αὐτὸς Sherard.

9: ... ] καὶ αὐτὴ ΠΙ Sherard

Translation:
No translation yet (2007).

Commentary:

For the language compare 12.309 (=MAMA 407).

Photographs:

Face (1973)
 Face (1973)
Face (1977)
 Face (1977)
Face (1980)
 Face (1980)

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