Description:
A white marble lintel block, broken in two (H. 0.15 × W. c. 1.15 × D. 0.455) over the entrance to a tomb chamber. A second chamber was subsequently constructed at right angles to the first, and the lintel over its entrance abuts on to our inscription, partially obscuring the right end.
Text:
Inscribed along the face.
Letters:
The angular letters are similar to those of 13.113; 0.035. The Υ at the end of the name is 0.045, and the one letter serves as the ending of the two words in the genitive.
Date:
Fifth century or later.
Findspot:
Necropolis, North-east: in the Turkish cemetery (which lies over an earlier cemetery).
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
History of discovery:
Exavated by the Department of Antiquities in 1978.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 166, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 754.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1Α chi-rho Ω Θεοπροπ̣[ίο]υ leaf Α chi-rho Ω ζῇ
2ἐπισκ̣[όπο]υ.
1Α chi-rho ΩΘΕΟΠΡΟ·[··]Υ leaf Α chi-rho ΩΖΗ
2ΕΠΙΣ·[···]Υ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Α
<g type="chi-rho" />
Ω
Θεοπρο
<unclear reason="damage" >
π
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ίο
</supplied>
υ
<g type="leaf" />
Α
<g type="chi-rho" />
Ω
ζῇ
<lb n="2" />
ἐπισ
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
όπο
</supplied>
υ
.
</ab>

Translation:

(Tomb of) Theopropios, bishop. He lives.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.35. For Theopropios see also 13.113.

Photographs:

Left fragment (1978)
 Left fragment (1978)
Right fragment (1978)
 Right fragment (1978)
Both fragments (1978)
 Both fragments (1978)

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