Description of Monument

Six fragments from a white marble statue base shaft with panels within moulded edges on all sides (a 1.40 × 0.51 × 0.43).

Description of Text

Inscribed on the front panel; the last letter of l. 11 cut on moulding.

Description of Letters

Av. 0.04; irregular, elongated: Ε is both square and lunate; dot for stop.

Date

Late fifth century (prosopography).

Edition ἄστυ θεῆς Παφίης καὶ Πυθέου, ἡ μὲν ὀρθῶσα τὴν οιαθεη πόλιν ον χορσννηον γὰρ ἐπασσυτέροι σιν ἐπ' ἔργοις ὄλβου ἀφειδείων κτίσσεν ἀπαρ χόμενος

Apparatus

ὀρθῶσα Cameron, ὁρῶσα Merkelbach-Stauffer

Translation City of the Paphian goddess and of Pytheas: she, for her part, having exalted has given blessings appropriate to a goddess to the city while he in addition to constant works, unsparing of his wealth, has built as an offering.

Commentary

For Pytheas see 55, 57, 58, 250 and discussion at V.18.

Found

Bouleuterion/Odeon: in the area of the stage; where the accompanying statue was also found.

Original Location

Bouleuterion/Odeon.

Last Recorded Location

One fragment in the back corridor of the Bouleuterion/Odeon; five in the Museum. Statue in the Museum.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962-64; statue excavated in 1962-3 (62.484, 62.489, 63.72).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, no. 56 and plate xiv, whence 726, 02/09/19.

Statue published by J. Inan and E. Alföldi, (London, 1966), no. 66; discussed by Smith (1999), 168 and fig. 8, plate iv.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

Left side fragments (1972)

Centre fragments (1966)

Right side and one left side fragments (1976)

Right side (1966)

Lower right corner (1978)

Fragment, lines 2-4 (1976)

Fragment, lines 7-10 (1977)

Detail, lines 11-13 (1972)

Fragment, lines 12-13 (1977)

Representations

Statue and base: Drawing: K.Gorkay, from Smith (1999)

Category of Text

verse; honours.

Category of Monument

statue base shaft