Description of Monument

Seven adjoining fragments of a white marble base.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the face within a moulded panel

Description of Letters

0.0275-0.03

Date

Probably third century A.D. (lettering)

Edition ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος ἐτείμησαν ταῖς καλλίσταις καὶ πρεπούσαις τει μαῖς ΑὐρηλίανΚελεστείνανγυναῖκα Μάρκου ΑὐρηλίουΓαιτυλικοῦἀπελευθέρουκαὶ ἐπιτρόπουτῶν Σεβαστῶντὴν ἀξιολογωτάτην ἀνθηφόρον καὶ θυγατέρα τῆς πόλεως

Text Constituted From

Publications; Preliminary transcription (Reynolds).

Apparatus

The letters highlighted were on the fragment seen by Gaudin but not reported subsequently.

Translation

The Council and the People honoured with the finest honours, Aurelia Kelesteina, wife of M. Aurelius Gaitulikos freedman and procurator of the Augusti, most worthy flower-bearer of the goddess and daughter of the city.

Commentary

No commentary yet (2007)

Locations

Temple/Church: in the area of the bema, where the base was most probably re-used Unknown Findspot

History of Recording

a (ll. 1-7) recorded by Gaudin (48); by the MAMA expedition; by the NYU expedition (SBI 102). b (ll 6-9), recorded by Gaudin (29) but not subsequently. c (ll. 2-7), d (ll. 7-9) e (ll. 10-13), f (ll.15-16) and g (Temple 55, SBI 105: ends of ll.13-15) only recorded by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

a published by Reinach, from Gaudin's squeeze, REG 19, 1906, 208, no. 87; by Cormack, from the MAMA records, MAMA 8, no. 515 whence McCabe 251. b published by Reinach from Gaudin's squeeze, no. 111

Photographs

Fragment c (1985)

Fragment e (1977)

Fragment g (1977)

Fragment g (1977)