<rs type="textType" reg="funerary">Epitaph</rs> of Theopropios, <rs type="personType">bishop</rs>

Charlotte M. Roueché2007

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Originally published in Roueché (2004).

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Description of Monument

A white marble lintel block, broken in two (0.15 × c. 1.15 × 0.455) over the entrance to a tomb chamber. A second chamber was subsequently constructed at right angles to the first, and the lintel over its entrance abuts on to our inscription, partially obscuring the right end.

Description of Text

Inscribed along the face.

Description of Letters

The angular letters are similar to those of 13.113; 0.035. The Υ at the end of the name is 0.045, and the one letter serves as the ending of the two words in the genitive.

Date

Fifth century or later.

Edition Α Ω Θεοπροπίου Α Ω ζῇἐπισκόπου.
Translation Tomb of Theopropios, bishop. He lives.
Commentary

See discussion at IX.35. For Theopropios see also 13.113.

Locations

Necropolis, North-east: in the Turkish cemetery (which lies over an earlier cemetery).. Findspot. Findspot..

History of Recording

Exavated by the Department of Antiquities in 1978.

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 166, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 754.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

Left fragment (1978)
Right fragment (1978)
Both fragments (1978)