<rs type="textType">Funerary</rs> inscription for Attalos

Charlotte M. Roueché and Gabriel Bodard2007

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Originally published in McCabe (1993).

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Description of Monument

A stele (Grabplatte) with a gable drawn above, and a relief below ( 0.41 x 0.21 x 0.07). There is a rosette in the gable. The relief is of a shepherd, with a cloak on his shoulders and a staff; beside him are ?a sheep and a dog.

Description of Text .

Inscribed on either side of the shepherd.

Letters

0.01.

Date

Second to fourth century A.D.(lettering)

Edition Ἄτταλος Ἐπαγάθου τοῦ ἀδ ελφοῦ μνείας χάριν ἐπόησετὸ μνημόριν
Translation

Attalos son of Epagathos made the memorial of his brother for remembrance.

Commentary

See bibliography for Robert's comments.

Locations

Necropolis, North-east, Ata Eymir: in the house of Mustafa Teleivan. Unknown Findspot (1893)

Text Constituted From

Reichel notebook; publications.

History of Recording

Recorded by Reichel (R.I.33, Abklatsch 69); not reported subsequently.

Bibliography

Published from Reichel by Cormack, no. 42, on which Robert, AC (1966), 383, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 472 , BullEp 1967.543

Representations

Reichel notebook, I, 33