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Inscribed Stele Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Stele Fragment: Dedication to Men Axiottenos, by Amyntas
- Date
- 2nd century AD (letter shape, Herrmann; “2nd–3rd cent. A.D.,” Yegül, Pleket)., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN64.007
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Stele, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Religious Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Μηνὶ Ἀξιοττηῷ [Ἀ]- μύντας ὑπὲρ ἑα[υ]- [τ]οῦ καὶ τῶν ἰδί[ων] - - - - - -
- Inscription Translation
- “Amyntas [has dedicated the stele] to Men Axiottenos on behalf of himself and of his relatives - - -.”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- B
- Trench
- BE 64
- Locus
- B BE-H
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E10 - E11 / N48 *96.75
- Findspot
- Bath-Gymnasium Complex, BE-H frigidarium.
- Description
Fragment of a stele of white marble; upper and lower parts are broken off; the right margin is partly damaged.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.14, W. 0.31, Th. 0.05, H. of letters 0.018.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Mentioned by Yegül in R3, p. 70, fig. 206, from where the text was deciphered by H. W. Pleket, SEG 36, 1102 (De Hoz, Kulte, p. 226, no. 39.44); Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP