13.113. Epitaph of Theopropios, bishop
- Description:
- 'Coarse marble masonry block, with incised tabella ansata. H. H. 0.15, W. W. 0.95' (MAMA); depth presumably not measurable.
- Text:
- Inscribed within tabella.
- Letters:
- Clearly cut and angular, very similar to 13.114; 0.0275-0.0425.
- Date:
- Fifth century or later (lettering).
- Findspot:
- Necropolis, North-east: in the wall of the Turkish cemetery.
- Original Location:
- Necropolis, North-east.
- Last recorded location:
- Museum.
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by Gaudin (55); by the MAMA expedition; not reported subsequently.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Reinach, no. 221, from Gaudin, whence Grégoire, IGC 254bis; by Cormack, from the MAMA records, MAMA 8, no. 602 and plate 21, whence Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 165, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 755.
- Text constituted from:
- Publications. This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1 cross Θεοπροπίου
- 2 ἐπισκόπου.
- 3 ζῇ.
- 1 cross ΘΕΟΠΡΟΠΙΟΥ
- 2ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ
- 3ΖΗ
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<g
type="cross"
/>
Θεοπροπίου
<lb
n="2"
/>
ἐπισκόπου
.
<lb
n="3"
/>
ζῇ.
</ab>
Translation:
(Tomb of) Theopropios, bishop. He lives.
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 IX.35 and see also 13.114.
- Photographs:
- none.
Representations:
- Image from MAMA Plate 21
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