MAMA XI 122 (Akmoneia)

Peter J. Thonemann 2009-11-03

Made available by Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford http://mama.csad.ox.ac.uk/ 2010

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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 marble bomos. 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.

Dimensions

Ht. 0.66; W. 0.36 (top), 0.30-0.33 (shaft), 0.40 (base); Th. 0.36 (top), 0.30-0.32 (shaft), 0.40 (base); letters 0.024-0.026.

Record

Squeeze; line drawing; MB notebook copy (1956/41).

Publication

Gibson 1978: 103-4, no. 32; (SEG 28, 1082; Tabbernee 1997: 170-3, no. 21).

Date

AD 253/4 (Year 338 of Sullan era)

Edition ἔτους τλη Αὐρηλία Ἰουλία τῷ πατρὶ ? Αὐρηλίῳ Ἰουλ- ίῳ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ Βε- ρονεικιανῇ καὶ τῷ γλυκυτάτῳ μου τέκνῳ Σεβή- ρῳ καὶ Μουνδάνῃ νύμφῃ μνήμης χά- ριν Χρειστιανοί
Apparatus ταπ΄ Gibson; τλη΄ Rigsby 1981: 93-4. πατρὶ - - -Α|ΤΟ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ Gibson.
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).

Photographs

Squeeze of l. 1 of MAMA XI 122: 1956-41: Akmoneia 24: Kızılcasöğüt

Squeeze of MAMA XI 122: 1956-41: Akmoneia 24: Kızılcasöğüt

Line drawing of MAMA XI 122: 1956-41: Akmoneia 24: Kızılcasöğüt