Description of Monument

White marble masonry block (2.19 × 0.68 x depth not measurable).

Description of Text

Inscribed within a recessed panel.

Letters

0.04-0.05.

Date

Julio-Claudian (prosopography, terminology)

Edition Ἀφροδείτῃ θεοῖς Σεβαστοῖς τῶι Δήμωι καὶ τὰ ἀναλήμματα Ἀριστοκλῆς Ἀρτεμιδώρου Μολοσσὸς φιλόδοξος καὶ φιλόπολις ἐργεπιστατή σαντος Ἑρμᾶ Ἀριστοκλέους τοῦ Ἀρτεμιδώρου κατὰ τὰς Μολοσσοῦ τοῦ θρέψαντος αὐτοῦ διαθήκας

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds); Deering; publications.

Translation

For Aphrodite, for the gods Augusti, for the People: Aristokles Molossos, son of Artemidoros, entitled lover of glory and lover of the city also gave the buttresses. Hermas son of Aristokles the son of Artemidoros supervised the work in accordance with the will of Molossos, his foster-father.

Commentary

One of a group of texts: 8.113, 8.111, 1173, 8.108, and cf. 8.82); see Reynolds, 2, A.4

Locations

Built into the east face of the northeast wall of the Theatre, forming part of the foundations of the mosque (in castri muro, Sherard).Findspotin situ, now high above ground-level.

History of Recording

Copied in 1705 by Picenini (10102, 21v ) whence Sherard (10101,34); by Deering (3, no.13); by Fellows; by Loew; by Waddington; by Choisy; by Gaudin (141); by the MAMA expedition; photographed by L. Robert in ?1946; recorded by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

Published by Boeckh from Sherard, CIG 2747; by Fellows, 14, whence CIG IV. p.1109, Bailie 66, Texier pp.163-4. Corrected from Loew by Franz, a.12. Published by Waddington, LBW 1585; cited from Gaudin by Reinach, 133; published by Cormackfrom the MAMA records, MAMA 8, 436 whence McCabe 100.; by Reynolds, 2, A.4 , whence SEG 41, 914.

Photographs

Hellenica 13 plate xxiii.

Representations

Deering notebook, page 3