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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 [A]pphia[ ]
- Date
- 2nd–3rd century AD?, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN71.009
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Stele, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Religious Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
[ ]Λ̣ Μην[ὶ] [Ἀξιοττηνῷ(?) Ἀ]πφια[ . .]
- Inscription Translation
- “[A]pphia[ ] for Men [Axiottenos(?) - - - ].”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- B
- Locus
- B Marble Court
- Findspot
- Bath-Gymnasium Complex, Marble Court excavation marble pile.
- Description
Fragment of a stele of white marble, with a molding on the upper edge; the right edge is only partly preserved, and it is broken on the left and lower sides. Above the inscription are the remains of a relief: a pair of eyes, of which only part of the right eye is preserved.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.21, W. 0.15, Th. 0.05, H. of letters 0.02.
- Comments
Herrmann’s supplements.
1 The Λ̣ may have belonged to a date. - Μην[ός] would be too long for the space available.
For the depiction of eyes and for the mention of eye diseases, see L. Robert, Nouv. inscr. Sard. I, p. 27, with n. 2; and Petzl, Beichtinschriften, no. 5, 5–7 comm.; Malay and Petzl, New Religious Texts, i.a., nos. 159 and 161.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP