13.309. Epitaph of Philosophia

Description:
A ?white marble column (no further description and no dimensions).
Text:
On the face of the column.
Letters:
Remarkably abundant abbreviations.
Date:
A.D. 551.
Findspot:
Necropolis, South-east: 'hors des murs, le long de la route, à droite, 20 m. avant la porte Est' (Grégoire interpreted this as meaning 20 minutes, but 20 metres seems more likely).
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
History of discovery:
Recorded by Gaudin (46); not reported subsequently.
Bibliography:
Published by Reinach, no. 203, from Gaudin, whence Grégoire, IGC 255; by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 164 and plate xxxviii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 742 . Discussed by D. Feissel, 'Une épitaphe d'Aphrodisias et le calendrier de la province d'Asie au Bas-Empire', BCH 119 1995, 375-79.
Text constituted from:
Publications; squeeze. This edition Roueché (2007).
1 cross ἐτελιώθι κ(αὶ) ἀνεπάη ὁ μακ[άριος] ὁ κη(δεστής)
2μου Ἀρ(ι)στόλαος [ἰ]νδ(ικτίωνος) α´, μη(νὸς) β´, ιδ´ ἡμέ(ρᾳ) [?πρώ]τῃ cross
3 cross ἀνεπάη δὲ κ(αὶ) ἡ τρισεύμοιρος ἡ μακαρ(ία)
4ἡ γεναμέ(νη) κυρὰ τῶν ὧδε, ἡ κηδεστρία μου
5Θεοδωρήτα ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) δ´, μη(νὸς) δ´, ιγ´ ἡμέ(ρᾳ) ἕκτῃ cross
6 cross ἐτέχθη ἡ κυρὰ Φιλοσοφία ἡ θυγάτηρ
7μὲν Ἀριστολάου κ(αὶ) Θεοδωρήτας τῶν μα-
8καρ(ίων), γαμε(τὴ) δὲ γεναμέ(νη) γνησία ἐμοῦ Ἰωάννου
9Φιλαδέλφου, ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) ιε´, μη(νὸς) δ´, ε´, ὑπ(ατείας) Ῥουστικίου, καὶ
10ἔζησεν, ἐξεβίου {ου} ἄχρι ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) ιδ´ μη(νὸς) ζ´, κ´, ἡμέ(ρα)
11τετράδι, βασιλίας τοῦ θ[ι]οτά(του) κ(αὶ) εὐσεβε(στάτου) ἡμῶν
12δεσπό(του) Φλ(αουίου) Ἰουστινια[ν]οῦ ἔτους κε´, μ(ε)τ(ὰ) ὑπ(ατείαν) Φλ(αουίου) Βασι(λίου)
13ἔτους ι´. χρὴ οὖν εἰδένε τοὺς ζῶντας ὡς
14ἔζησεν ἡ μακαρί[α] Φιλοσοφία τὰ πά(ντα) ἔτη
15κθ´ μῆ(νας) β´, ἡ[μέ(ρας) ?ιε´. δεχ]έσθω οὖν αὐτῶ(ν) τὰ ψυχία
16[?ὁ Θ(εό)ς, κ(αὶ)] ἐῶ[να] ταῖς ψυχε͂ς αὐτῶν
17 v. χαρίσε cross
1 cross ΕΤΕΛΙΩΘΙΚΑΝΕΠΑΗΟΜΑΚ[·····]ΟΚΗ
2ΜΟΥΑΡΣΤΟΛΑΟΣ[·]ΝΔΑΜΗΒΙΔΗΜΕ[···]ΤΗ cross
3 cross ΑΝΕΠΑΗΔΕΚΗΤΡΙΣΕΥΜΟΙΡΟΣΗΜΑΚΑΡ
4ΗΓΕΝΑΜΕΚΥΡΑΤΩΝΩΔΕΗΚΗΔΕΣΤΡΙΑΜΟΥ
5ΘΕΟΔΩΡΗΤΑΙΝΔΔΜΗΔΙΓΗΜΕΕΚΤΗ cross
6 cross ΕΤΕΧΘΗΗΚΥΡΑΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΗΘΥΓΑΤΗΡ
7ΜΕΝΑΡΙΣΤΟΛΑΟΥΚΘΕΟΔΩΡΗΤΑΣΤΩΝΜΑ
8ΚΑΡΓΑΜΕΔΕΓΕΝΑΜΕΓΝΗΣΙΑΕΜΟΥΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ
9ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥΙΝΔΙΕΜΗΔΕΥΠΡΟΥΣΤΙΚΙΟΥΚΑΙ
10ΕΖΗΣΕΝΕΞΕΒΙΟΥΟΥΑΧΡΙΙΝΔΙΔΜΗΖΚΗΜΕ
11ΤΕΤΡΑΔΙΒΑΣΙΛΙΑΣΤΟΥΘ[·]ΟΤΑΚΕΥΣΕΒΕΗΜΩΝ
12ΔΕΣΠΟΦΛΙΟΥΣΤΙΝΙΑ[·]ΟΥΕΤΟΥΣΚΕΜΤΥΠΦΛΒΑΣΙ
13ΕΤΟΥΣΙΧΡΗΟΥΝΕΙΔΕΝΕΤΟΥΣΖΩΝΤΑΣΩΣ
14ΕΖΗΣΕΝΗΜΑΚΑΡΙ[·]ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΤΑΠΑΕΤΗ
15ΚΘΜΗΒΗ[··········]ΕΣΘΩΟΥΝΑΥΤΩΤΑΨΥΧΙΑ
16[··········]ΕΩ[··]ΤΑΙΣΨΥΧΕ͂ΣΑΥΤΩΝ
17 ΧΑΡΙΣΕ cross
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χαρίσε
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Apparatus

l.10. ἐξεβίου Reinach, ἐξ ἐκείνου Grégoire.

l.15. εσθ(ου)ν Reinach wrote [Δεχ]έσθω θ(εὸ)ς ὀ͂ν, but Grégoire's[Δεχ]έσθω ὀ͂ν seems preferable.

l.16. [καὶ ζωὴν εἰς Reinach:ὁ θ(εὸ)ς κ(αὶ)] Grégoire.

Translation:

Aristolaos, my father-in-law, of blessed memory, died and entered his rest in indiction 1, month 2, day 14, a [?Sun]day (or [?Fri]day.)

The thrice fortunate, of blessed memory, who was lady of these here, my mother-in-law, Theodoreta, also entered her rest in indiction 4, month 4, day 13, a Friday.

The lady Philosophia, the daughter of Aristolaos and Theodoreta of blessed memory, who became acknowledged wife to me, Joannes Philadelphos, was born in indiction 15. month 4, day 5, in the consulate of Rusticius and lived her full span until indiction 14. month 7, day 20, a Wednesday, year 25 of the reign of our most sacred and pious master. Flavius Justinianos, and year 10 after the consulate of Flavius Basilios. So the living should know that Philosophia, of blessed memory, lived in all 29 years, 2 months, [?15] days. So may [God] receive their souls, [and] grant eternity to their spirits.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.30.

Photographs:
none.

Representations:

Photograph of squeeze by M. H. Martin, Collège de France.
  Photograph of squeeze by M. H. Martin, Collège de France.

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