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Funerary bomos of Aur. Julia and family, Christians
Type of monument
Funerary bomos.
Location
Kızılcasöğüt (Akmoneia): in the courtyard of the mosque.
Description
White marblebomos. On the left side, raised hand supporting scroll; on the back, raised hand gripping a wreath. Line 1 of inscription on fascia of moulding, remainder on shaft.
Translation
Year 338. Aur(elia) Julia, for her father Aur(elius) Julius and her mother Beroneikiane and my sweetest child Severus and my daughter-in-law Moundane, in memoriam. Christians.
Commentary
For full bibliography on this inscription and its possible significance for the development of Phrygian Montanism, see Tabbernee 1997: 170-3. For the single word 'Christians' in line 10, compare MAMA XI 164 (1956/10: Kidyessos).