The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis

Inscribed Stele Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Inscribed Stele Fragment: Votive Dedication to Men Axiottenos, by two women

Monograph 14: Sardis: Greek and Latin Inscriptions, Part II: Finds from 1958 to 2017 (2019) Cat. 465

Date

2nd–3rd century AD?, Roman

Sardis or Museum Inv. No.

IN68.012

Material

Marble, Stone

Object Type

Stele, Inscription

Inscription Type

Religious Inscription

Inscription language

Greek

Inscription Text

		[Μηνὶ Ἀξιοττ]ηνῷ Τατ[ . ]-
		[	          κ]αὶ ἡ μήτηρ Α-
		[	         ] εὐξάμεν[αι]
	4	[	         ]ΜΑΤ[	    ]
		[	         ]ΟΥ[	    ]

Inscription Translation

“Tat[- - -] and her mother A[- - - dedicated (the stele) to Men Axiott]enos after having made a vow [- - -].”

Inscription Comment

Site

Sardis

Sector

Trench

BS 68

Locus

BS Locus BS-E 11 (Area of)

B-Grid Coordinates

E69.3 / S0.66 *96.05

Findspot

Byzantine Shop E11, reused in the floor.

Description

Fragment of a stele of white marble; broken on all sides except for a small part of the right edge. Above the inscription are the remains of a relief: probably two women clad in long garments.

Dimensions

H. 0.21, W. 0.17, Th. 0.05, H. of letters 0.015.

Comments

Herrmann’s supplements.

Ligatures: l. 1: ΗΝΩ, l. 2: ΜΗΤΗΡ

4 Herrmann considers [ὑπὲρ τῶν θρεμ]μάτ[ων], referring to Petzl, Beichtinschriften, no. 70, 7–8.

See Also

Bibliography

Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.

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