60. Building inscription of bishop Euphemius Charlotte M. Roueché 2003-01-15

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Description of Monument

Two fragments, not joining, of white marble revetment or paving whose lower edge survives; a: 0.50 × 0.41 × 0.065; b: 0.44 × 0.28 × 0.065.

Description of Text

Inscribed in one line, 0.165 from lower edge.

Description of Letters

0.04; clear and fairly regular; ΗΜ in ligature.

Date

Early sixth century (prosopography).

Edition ἐπὶ τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Εὐφημίου
Translation Under the most holy bishop of Caria Euphemius.
Commentary

See discussion at V.24.

For Euphemius see List of Bishops Euphemius.

Found

'Bishop's Palace': re-used in the paving to the south of room 7.

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1966 (66.287).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 60 and plate xv, whence PHI 632.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

Right fragment (1977)

Both fragments (1977)

Category of Text

building inscription; bishop.

Category of Monument

revetment.