Dedicatory inscription mentioning Trajan and Plotina (GER0113)
Dublin Core
Title
Dedicatory inscription mentioning Trajan and Plotina (GER0113)
Description
Dedicatory inscription on a stone block of from Gerasa, dated 115/116 CE.
Source
Publisher
Jones 1928, 156, no.15a
Date
Rights
Jones 1928
Format
Stone
Language
Identifier
GER0113
IIIF Item Metadata
UUID
fe44d2b8-2640-464b-afa1-c7c4ed36736c
Inscription Item Type Metadata
Diplomatic
]TYXI E TOYΣ ΗΟΡ
]ΕΒΑΣΤΩΝΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ
]ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
]ΧΕΝ
]ΕΒΑΣΤΩΝΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ
]ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
]ΧΕΝ
Translation
[Agatha] Tyche. In the year 178 (=115/116 CE), [on behalf of the] saviors Sebastoi [and by the] agreement [of the demos].... set up (this).
Diplomatic Constituted From
Jones 1928 no.15a
Description
Rectangular block framed by a moulding. From the inscription, it appears to be related to a dedication of a monument or statue, but that portion of the inscription is not preserved.
Letters
Letter size=2cm
Role 1
Role 2
Notes
The inscription is dated according to Gerasa's local era, which was instituted in 63/62 BCE, probably linked to Pompey's conquests in the region in those years.
Citation
“Dedicatory inscription mentioning Trajan and Plotina (GER0113),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/18.