Description of Monument
A white marble sarcophagus , with two bust s above the inscribed panel, now in fragments.
Description of Text
Inscribed on the front face, within a simple moulding; lines 10-11 are on the lower moulding.
Letters
0.02-0.025 . Ligatures: ΜΝ l.2; ΝΜΝΗΜ l.3; ΤΗΝ l.4, 6; ΜΗ l.5, 7 (twice), 8; HN l.6, 8 (twice); NK l.7; ΗΓ l.8; ΗΡ l.8, 9; ΤΗ l.8; NN l.9
Date
First to fourth centuries A.D. (lettering )
Edition
ὁ πλ άτας ἐστιν Ἀδράστο υ τοῦ Γλύκων ος τοῦ Γλύκωνος τοῦ Λέοντος τ οῦ
Ἑκ ατόμνονος Πολυχρονίου ὅ ντινα πλάτα ν συνεχώρησεν αὐτῷ Πολυχρονία Καλλικράτου
εἰς ὃν πλάτ αν κατεσκεύασεν μν ημεῖον τὸ ἐπικείμενον τῷ πλάτᾳ σορόν τε καὶ ἰσώστας τὰς ἐν αὐτῷ
καὶ τὰ λυπὰ τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ εἰς ἣ ν σ ορὸν ἔθαψα Βαρίλλαν τὴν ἐμαυτοῦ γυναῖκα β ούλομαι δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς
ἐν τῇ σορῷ τεθῆναι ἕτερον δὲ μ ηδένα ἐν δὲ τῇ ἰσώστῃ τῇ πρώτῃ ὑποκειμέν ῃ σορῷ ἐνταφῆναι
βούλομαι τὴ ν γυναῖκά μου καὶ Πο λυχρόνιον τὸν υἱόν μου ἐν δὲ τῇ ἑτέρᾳ ἰσώ στῃ τεθῆναι βούλομαι
Τατιανὸν κ αὶ Ἄδραστον τὰ τέκνα μου ἕτ ερον δὲ μήδε ἐν τῷ σορῷ μήδε ἐν ταῖς ἰσώσταις
τεθῆ ναι εἰ δὲ τὸν ὕσπληγα οἱ κληρονόμ οι μου μετὰ τὸ ἐντεθῆναί με ἐν τῇ σορῷ μὴ ἀσφαλίσωνται
ἔστ ω μου κληρονόμος ἡ θεὰ Ἀφροδείτη τοῦ το δὲ ἐκδικήσουσιν οἱ κατὰ καιρὸν νεωπυοὶ ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ
ἔστωσαν ὑπεύ θυ νοι ἐὰν δέ τις ΛΛΙΛ Ι ΑΥ α διατετάγμαι ἕτερόν τιιι θάψ ει ἔστω ἐπάρατος καὶ
προσαποτεισάτω τῷ ἱερωτάτῳ ταμείῳ δηνάρια η ὧν τὸ τρίτον μέρος ἔστω τοῦ ἐκδικήσαντος
Apparatus
Letters seen by us have been indicated.
ll. 2, 3: ΠΛΑΤΟΝ S., W.
l. 3, ΤΑΣ S, ΤΑΣΤΑΣ W
l. 4, ΕΙΣΙΝ S., ΕΙΣΕΝ W.; ΛΛΑΤΗΝ S, W;
l. 5, After μηδένα ΕΝΤΗ S., ΕΝΔΕΤΗ W.
l. 6, ΥΙΟΝ S, ΥΟΝ W
l. 8, ΟΝΤΑΙ S., ΩΝΤΑΙ W.l. 9, ΝΕΩΠΥΙΟΟΙΕΠΙ S. ΝΕΩΠΥΟΙΕΠΙ W.
ll. 10 and 11 not copied by Wood
l. 10, ΥΠΕΥΘΙΝΟΙ . ΙΣ.ΑΤΑΑΔΙΑΤΕΤΑΡΝΑΙ . ΕΤΕΒΟΝΤΙΙΟΗ . ΒΗ .ΣΤΩ Sherard
l. 11, ΗΩΗΝΤΟΤΡΙΣΤΩΤΟΥΕΚΔΙΚΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ Sherard
Translation
No translation yet (2007)
Commentary
No commentary yet (2007)
Locations
Unknown necropolis
Stray : no indication.
Museum (fragments)
Text Constituted From
Publications; Preliminary transcription (Reynolds).
History of Recording
Recorded in 1705 by Picenini (10102.21), whence Sherard (10101, 33); by Wood in 1750 (lines 1-9; vol. 15, 45); by Fellows, no. 41; perhaps by Bailie. K& R found 2 fragments, A. Wilhelm saw a fragment in Smyrna. At least 15 fragments found again by the NYU expedition, including 70.238 , 70.312 , 70.338 , 71.98 , 71.102 , 71.103 ; 72.257 (several fragments).
Bibliography
Published by Boeckh, from Sherard, CIG 2824 ; by Fellows, no 41 , whence CIG p.1115 ; by Cormack, Notes 15 and fig. 8 ; from these McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 407
Photographs
Assembled fragments (1978) Assembled fragments, showing sculpture (1978) Further fragment, lines 5-8 (1977) Scu;pture fragment, with l.1 (1977)
Representations
Wood, notebook 14, p. 45