<rs type="textType">Honours</rs> for the People of Tabae

Charlotte M. Roueché2007

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Originally published in Roueché (1993).

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Description of Monument

Upper part of a white marble panel with moulded edges (0.40 x 0.51 x 0.20), perhaps cut down from a deeper base

Description of Text

Inscribed on the face

Letters

Letters standard second-/third-century forms, 0.03. Ligature: TH, l.1

Date

Mid third century (prosopography)

Edition ὁ δῆμος τῆς λαμπροτάτης Ἀφροδεισιέων πόλεως τὸν λαμπρότατον δῆμον Ταβηνῶν συνθύσαντα ἐπὶ τῇ δεδομένῃ τοῦ ἱε ροῦ ἀγῶνος δωρεᾷ προνοησαμένου
Translation

The People of the most splendid city of the Aphrodisians (honoured) the most splendid People of the Tabenai, who joined in the sacrifice for the [giving of the grant of the sacred contest. Under the supervision of ? -

Commentary

This is one of a group of dedications for neighbouring communities: see 12.924, 12.925, 12.926, 12.927, 12.928, and 12.930. See further Roueché PPA, ad loc.

Tabae lies immediately south-west of Apollonia Salbake; see L. and J. Robert, La Carie, ch. 2.

Locations

Walls, West, with 12.924 and 12.925 Unknown Museum

Text Constituted From

Publications; notebooks; transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché)

History of Recording

Copied (ll.1-5) by Sherard in 1716; found again by the NYU expedition in 1975 (excavation inventory number 75.142).

Bibliography

Published by Boeckh, from Sherard, CIG 2765, whence Texier, Description, 156 no.1, Liermann, Analecta 35, J. and L. Robert, La Carie, 115, no. 23. Published by Roueché, PPA 63

Photographs

Face (1975)