Dedicatory inscription mentioning Trajan and Plotina (GER0113)

Dedicatory inscription mentioning Trajan and Plotina (GER0113)

Dedicatory inscription on a stone block of from Gerasa, dated 115/116 CE.

Jones 1928, 156, no.15a

Jones 1928

Stone

GER0113

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]TYXI E TOYΣ ΗΟΡ
]ΕΒΑΣΤΩΝΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ
]ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
]ΧΕΝ

[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).

Jones 1928 no.15a

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.

Letter size=2cm

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.