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Joyce M. Reynolds2007

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Originally published in McCabe (1993).

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Description of Monument

Fragment from a white marble statue base capital (H. 0.22, W. 0.60, D. 0.76) with moulding on at least 3 sides. Reichel describes it as 'Pilasterkapitell', but the measurements do no bear this out.

Description of Text

Inscribed on two fasciae of the moulding.

Letters

Standard second to third century forms; 0.02. Ligature: ΗΜ, l.2

Date

Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)

Edition ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος ἐτείμησαν ταῖς καλλίσταις τειμαῖς
Translation

The Council and the People [ ? and ....] honoured with the finest [ honours] [...]

Commentary

The opening formula of an honorific text.

Locations

City, South-west: 'Südmauer innen, im Felde' Unknown Findspot (1893)

Text Constituted From

Notebook; publications.

History of Recording

Recorded by Reichel (R. i.40; Abklatsch 57); not reported subsequently.

Bibliography

Published from Reichel's copy by Cormack, ABSA 59 (1964), 43, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 377 .

Photographs

None

Representations

Reichel I, 40