13.404. Funerary inscription for M. Aurelius

Description:
White marble sarcophagus lid: 'couvercle de sarcophage (brisé)' (Gaudin), W. 2.09 (Kubitschek).
Text:
Inscribed on the rim.
Letters:
0.025, except for the initial Η, which is 0.038 (Kubitschek)
Date:
Third century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Necropolis, South: 'devant le gymnas, extra muros' (Gaudin); so presumably south of the southern city wall.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1904)
History of discovery:
Recorded by Kubitschek (K III, 28; Abklatsch 7); by Gaudin (18); not reported subsequently.
Bibliography:
Published from Gaudin by Reinach, 149, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 466 .
Text constituted from:
Gaudin's squeeze; publication This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
1ἡ σορὸς καὶ ἡ ὑποκειμένη αὐτῇ εἰσώστη καὶ ὁ τόπος καθ' οὗ ἐ[πικείμεναι ἡ σορὸς καὶ ἡ εἰσ]ώστη εἰσὶν
2 Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου [·· c. 8 ··] τ̣ο̣ῦ Ἀδράστου τοῦ Καλλίππου τοῦ Πολυδεύκους
1ΗΣΟΡΟΣΚΑΙΗΥΠΟΚΕΙΜΕΝΗΑΥΤΗΕΙΣΩΣΤΗΚΑΙΟΤΟΠΟΣΚΑΘ'ΟΥΕ[·········· ················]ΩΣΤΗΕΙΣΙΝ
2ΜΑΡΚΟΥΑΥΡΗΛΙΟΥ[········]··ΥΑΔΡΑΣΤΟΥΤΟΥΚΑΛΛΙΠΠΟΥΤΟΥΠΟΛΥΔΕΥΚΟΥΣ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
ἡ
σορὸς
καὶ
ἡ
ὑποκειμένη
αὐτῇ
εἰσώστη
καὶ
ὁ
τόπος
καθ'
οὗ
ἐ
<supplied reason="lost" >
πικείμεναι
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἡ
σορὸς
καὶ
ἡ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
εἰσ
</supplied>
ώστη
εἰσὶν
<lb n="2" />
Μάρκου
Αὐρηλίου
<gap reason="lost" extent="8" unit="character" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
το
</unclear>
ῦ
Ἀδράστου
τοῦ
Καλλίππου
τοῦ
Πολυδεύκους
</ab>

Apparatus

l. 2, [το]υ Ἀδράστου Reinach; Καλλί[κρατουὠ Reinach Καλλίππου Kubitschek[?τ]οῦ Πολυδεύκους Reinach; [·· ? ··]εύκους Kubitschek

Translation:

The sarcophagus and the burial niche lying below and the place on which the sarcophagus and the niche are located belong to Marcus Aurelius [ . . . .]son of Adrastos son of Kallippos son of Polydeukes.

Commentary:

No commentary

Photographs:
none.

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