Description:
A white marble panel, slightly chipped (H. 0.33 × W. 031 x D. 0.05).
Text:
Inscribed on the face, which is smooth.
Letters:
Clear and irregular, av. 0.03; cursive forms; abbreviations ΙΔΝ/, Η over Μ.
Date:
Fifth-sixth century or later (dating).
Findspot:
Stray find.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 170 and plate xxxviii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 746.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1 cross ἔνθα κατά-
2κιτε Χαρίτου
3 γαμητὴ Ναρσῆ
4 τελευτᾷ ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίω)ν(ος) ζ´
5 v. μη(νός) v.
6 v.
1 cross ΕΝΘΑΚΑΤΑ
2ΚΙΤΕΧΑΡΙΤΟΥ
3ΓΑΜΗΤΗΝΑΡΣΗ
4ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΔΝΖ
5 ΜΗ 
6 
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="cross" />
ἔνθα
κατά
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
κιτε
Χαρίτου
<lb n="3" />
γαμητὴ
Ναρσῆ
<lb n="4" />
τελευτᾷ
<expan>
<abbr>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ν
</supplied>
<abbr>
δ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ικτίω
</supplied>
<abbr>
ν
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ος
</supplied>
</expan>
<num value="7" >
ζ
</num>
<lb n="5" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<expan>
<abbr>
μη
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
νός
</supplied>
</expan>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="6" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="vertical" />
</ab>

Translation:

Here lies Charito, wife of Narses; she dies in the seventh indiction, month —.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 IX.44.

Photographs:

Face (1977)
 Face (1977)

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