MAMA XI 186 (Synnada) 
Two fragments of a memorial dedication
- mType of monument:
- Memorial dedication.
- Location:
- Anayurt (Alayund) (Synnada): in a fountain just outside the village on the road to Atlıhisar.
- Description:
- Two fragments of a grey marble lintel or string-moulding, both broken left and right. On fragment a, below the three crosses in the main line of the inscription, boss in relief with incised monogram.
- Dimensions:
- (a) Ht. 0.15; W. 1.48+; Th. 0.45; letters 0.025-0.032. (b) Ht. 0.15; W. 0.35+; Th. 0.45; letters 0.025-0.028.
- Record:
- Squeeze; MB notebook copy (1955/23).
- Publication:
- MAMA IV 98 (a only).
- Date:
- Fifth or sixth century AD.
a
[† ὑπὲρ εὐχῆς (?) -]μου ††† καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν γονέων αὐτοῦ, ἀμή[ν]
φ
ζ ω η
ς
b
[- - -]τ̣ὰς δ̣ωρ̣ε[άς (?) - - -]
[† ὑπὲρ εὐχῆς (?) -]μου ††† καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῶν γονέων αὐτοῦ, ἀμή[ν]
φ
ζ ω η
ς
b
[- - -]τ̣ὰς δ̣ωρ̣ε[άς (?) - - -]
(a) [In fulfillment of the vow of...] and for the repose of his parents, amen. Light; life.
(b) ...gifts...
Illustrations:
Squeeze of fr. a of MAMA XI 186 (Synnada 9: 1955-23)
Squeeze of relief boss below text of fr. a of MAMA XI 186 (Synnada 9: 1955-23)
Squeeze of fr. b of MAMA XI 186 (Synnada 9: 1955-23)
For fifth- and sixth-century memorial dedications from the territory of Synnada, see the commentary to MAMA XI 184 (1955/21). Fragment a was published in MAMA IV, without the monogram below the three crosses. The text of fragment b is very uncertain, and it is unclear how it connects to fragment a. It is conceivable that it forms part of a participial phrase describing the dedicator, e.g. [τοῦ] τ̣ὰς δ̣ωρ̣ε[ὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ δεξαμένου]; cf. Sterrett 1888a: 286, no. 332 (Arabissos).