Description:
Plain white marble stele reshaped as a Moslem tombstone (H. H. 0.34, W. W. 0.30)
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
0.0225-0.03.
Date:
Fourth century or later (content).
Findspot:
Necropolis, North-east: in the wall of the Turkish cemetery.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
History of discovery:
Recorded by the MAMA expedition; not reported subsequently.
Bibliography:
Published by Cormack, MAMA 8, no. 605, from the MAMA records, whence L. Robert, Hellenica 13, 167-170 (discussion), BE 1966.415, published Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 169, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 752.
Text constituted from:
Publication. This edition Roueché (2007).
1 cross ἔνθα κατά-
2κιτε Θεόδω-
3ρος κηροματί-
4της Ζωητοῦ ἀ
5δελφός.
1 cross ΕΝΘΑΚΑΤΑ
2ΚΙΤΕΘΕΟΔΩ
3ΡΟΣΚΗΡΟΜΑΤΙ
4ΤΗΣΖΩΗΤΟΥΑ
5ΔΕΛΦΟΣ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="cross" />
ἔνθα
κατά
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
κιτε
Θεόδω
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
ρος
κηροματί
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
της
Ζωητοῦ
<lb n="5" />
δελφός
.
</ab>

Translation:

Here lies Theodoros, ceromatites, brother of Zoetos.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.41 and for this man's brother see 15.349.

Photographs:
none.

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