<rs type="textType">Funerary</rs> inscription for Liburnos son of Diotrephes

Joyce M. Reynolds2007

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Unpublished inscription. This version born digital.

English French German Ancient Greek Transliterated Greek Modern Greek Italian Latin Spanish Turkish AsiaTurkeyAphrodisiasGeyre 2007-04-30Charlotte TupmanDONE 2005-12-13Elliott HallBatch converted Word2XML

Description of Monument

White marble block 0.78 × 0.99 × 0.51 the exposed face was within a moulding which was capped by a moulded gable between acroteria; all mouldings have been carefully chipped away to facilitate re-use. The sides were left rough, and not intended to be seen, but the face is designed like a stele.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the main panel on the face.

Letters

ave 0.025, l.7 0.028.

Date

Perhaps late first, early second century A.D. (lettering).

Edition τὸν πλάταν κατεσκεύασεν Λιβυρνος Διοτρέφους ἐν ᾧ πλάτᾳ οὐδεὶς ἐξουσίαν ἕξει θεῖναί τινα χωρὶς τῆς τοῦ κληρονόμου μου γνώμης

Translation

Liburnos son of Diotrephes prepared the platform, on which platform no-one will have authority to place anyone without the consent of my heir.

Commentary

An unusual formula at Aphrodisias.

Locations

Walls, East (south part): in the stretch south of the car park Unknown Findspot

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Reynolds).

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition (DM; Walls 158).

Bibliography

Unpublished.

Photographs

Face (1989)