Description of Monument
Three fragments of a thick white marble panel; total 0.36, W. 0.395, thickness 0.06. Although the face area does not show it, the three stones do join.
Description of Text
Inscribed on a prepared face, apparently within a raised tabula ansata, of which the lower right corner survives. All the other surfaces are rough.
Description of Letters
very distinctive, averaging 0.03 (Ο is 0.02); Υ has a crossbar, and some elements in Υ, Α, Μ and Κ are not attached. Scroll for abbreviation.
Date
Fifth to sixth centuries A.D. (lettering)
Edition
τοῦ οἴκου τούτου
λιλ περὶ Φλάουιον Ἐπιφάνιον
Ἑρμίαν οἰκεῖοι Βίκτορος τ
λαμπροτατ- ἐπαρχτιιλι
λισαν
Apparatus
Below the last line are some small (0.01) scratched letters:
ιαφωιι
Translation
of this house those around Flavius Epiphanios and Hermias, of the household of Bictor ?clarissimus, prefect they set up.
Commentary
Probably to be associated with 1.507; see discussion at V.50.
Locations
Found: Tetrapylon area.. Original location: Unknown.. Last recorded location: Museum..
History of Recording
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1963 and 1983 (63.1, 83.110a and 83.110b).
Bibliography
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 72 and plate xvii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 613.
Text Constituted From
Transcription (Roueché).
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