Greek Inscription on Marble from Aphrodisias, Asia Minor
God (the/our) helper [ . . . (?)]
the ones listed below (members) of the decany
of the disciples of the law
(also known as) those who fervently praise God,
erected for the relief of suffering in
the community from their own funds (this) memorial
Iael, president/patron with (his/her)
son Iosouas, archon (?)
Theodotus Palatinos with (his) son
Hilarianos
Samouel, leader of the decany (?),
proselyte Ioses, son of Iesseos
Beniamin, psalm-singer (?)
Ioudas, the sweet-tempered
Ioses, proselyte
Sabbatios, son of Amachios
Emmonios, theosebes
Antoninos, theosebes
Samoeul, son of Politianos
. . . [six names added later]
Ioseph (son of) Zenon
Zenon Iakov • Manases Ioph [sic]
Ioudas (son of) Eusebios
Eorrasios (son of) Kallikarpos
Biotikos • ’Ioudas (son of) Amphianos
Eugenios, goldsmith
. . . [approximately forty-one more names]
And those who are Godfearers—
Zenon, councillor
Tertullos, councillor - Diogenes, councillor
Onesimos, councillor - Zenon (son of) Logianos (?), councillor
Antipeos, councillor - Antichos, councillor
Romanos, councillor - Aponerios, councillor
. . . [approximately forty-one more names]
Translated by Marianne Palmer Bonz, with minor amendations.
Notes
Words in parentheses and brackets appear in the original translation.
Credits
Greek Inscription on Marble from Aphrodisias, Asia Minor, trans. Marianne Palmer Bonz, with minor amendations, adapted from Marianne Palmer Bonz, “The Jewish Donor Inscriptions from Aphrodisias,” Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. 96 (1994): 281–99, pp. 282–84. Used with permission of Harvard University Department of the Classics.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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