Description:
A white marble altar (W. 0.305 at top, W. 0.265 centre, W. 0.35 at base × H. 0.84 × D. 0.56) with moulding above and below on three sides, which has been cut away on the left side. The back is rough.
Text:
Inscribed (l. 1) on the upper moulding, and (ll. 2-5) on the face, above a relief of a swag with a pendant object.
Letters:
0.0175–0.024; square sigma, lunate omega
Date:
First to third centuries A.D. (terminology)
Findspot:
Necropolis, North-east: Turkish cemetery: re-used in the east wall
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
findspot (1976).
History of discovery:
Recorded by Gaudin (56); by the MAMA expedition; by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Reinach, from Gaudin, REG 19, 1906, 108, no. 23, whence Weinreich, MDAI(A) 37, 1912, 20, no. 94; by Cormack, from the MAMA records, MAMA 8, 456, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 173.
Text constituted from:
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds); publications This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
1 θεοῖς ἐπηκόοις
2 Εὐάνθης κ<α>ὶ
3 Φιλήτη οἱ Ἑρμί-
4ου ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰ-
5δίων εὐχήν
1ΘΕΟΙΣΕΠΗΚΟΟΙΣ
2ΕΥΑΝΘΗΣΚΙ
3ΦΙΛΗΤΗΟΙΕΡΜΙ
4ΟΥΥΠΕΡΤΩΝΙ
5ΔΙΩΝΕΥΧΗΝ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
θεοῖς
ἐπηκόοις
<lb n="2" />
Εὐάνθης
κ
<supplied reason="omitted" >
α
</supplied>
<lb n="3" />
Φιλήτη
οἱ
Ἑρμί
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
ου
ὑπὲρ
τῶν
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
δίων
εὐχήν
</ab>

Translation:

To the gods who listen: Euanthes and Philete, children of Hermias (paid) the vow for their family.

Commentary:
No commentary yet (2007).

Photographs:

Face (1976)
 Face (1976)

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