Description of Monument

Nine fragments of six white marble architrave blocks.

Description of Text

Inscribed in two lines on the two fasciae.

Letters

Ave. 0.07; star and dolphin for stops.

Date

A.D. 41-54 (reign)

Edition Ἀφροδίτηι θει Σεβαστ Τιβερίωι Κλαυδίωι Καίσαρι τῶι Δήμωι Τιβέριος Κλαύδιος Διογένης φιλοπολίτης ἃ ἐπηνγείλατο Διογένης ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἀτταλὶς καὶ ὑπὲρ Ἀττάλου τοῦ θείου τὸ καθ' ἑαυτὸν μέρος ἀποκα θέσστησεν

Apparatus

l. 1, The first letters of the second block were never incised, although traces of an ordinator's tool may be detected.

Translation

For Aphrodite, for the God (?Goddess) Augustus (?Augusta), for Tiberius Claudius Caesar, for the People, Tiberius Claudius Diogenes, friend of the citizens, restored what Diogenes his father promised, and Attalis, and also on behalf of his uncle Attalos his part.

Commentary

It cannot be determined with certainty whether this is a dedication to a god Augustus—so Augustus himself–or a goddess Augusta—refering to Livia. See Reynolds, loc. cit.

Locations

Sebasteion: in the South Portico Architrave of the south portico of the Sebasteion Museum (1980)

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds)

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1979 and 1980 (a. 79.109; b. 80.66 + 80.67; c. 80.60; d. 80.62 + 80.65; e. 80.64 + 80.63. f. 80.91)

Bibliography

published by Reynolds, ZPE 43 (1981), 317-27, no.1, whence SEG 31, 1981.913, BE 1982, 356, McCabe 106 ; mentioned Erim, RA (1982) I, 165, Erim, Britannia 13, (1982), 278 (l. 1)

Photographs

Block a. (1980)

Block b. left end (1980)

Block b. right end (1980)

Block c. (1980)

Block d. right end (1980)

Block d. left end (1980)

Block e. right end

Block e. right end (1980)

Block f. (1981)