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Inscribed Stele Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Stele Fragment: Votive Dedication to Artemis Anaeitis and Men Tiamou, by a Centurion
- Date
- 2nd–3rd century AD?, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- NoEx72.001
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Stele, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Religious Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Ἀρτέμ[ιδι Ἀναειτι καὶ Μη]- νὶ Τιαμ[ου ἱε]- ρῷ ὕδατ̣[ι ] 4 νοις Αὐρ . [ ἑκα]- τονταρχ̣[ ] [ ] Λ̣Λ̣[ ]
- Inscription Translation
- “For Artemis Anaeitis and Men Tiamou [- - -] holy water [- - -] Aur(elius) [- - -] centurio [- - -].”
- Inscription Comment
- Findspot
- Unknown provenance.
- Description
Fragment of a stele of white marble; broken on all sides, except for the left edge. There are guidelines for the inscription.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.16, W. 0.11, Th. 0.03, H. of letters 0.015.
- Comments
P. Herrmann’s supplements.
1–3 cf. the Anaeitis ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ὕδατος in TAM V 1, 64, with L. Robert’s commentary RN 18 (1976), pp. 44–46 (= Op. Min. VI, pp. 156–58; Choix, pp. 662–64): Anahita as “Déesse Rivière.”
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP