68. Fl. Photius gives a gameboard

Monument: A rectangular white marble statue base shaft (1.23 × 0.54 × 0.47) with panels within moulded edges on all four sides; the lower left corner, with most of the inscription, has been broken off, but survives.
Text: One face is inscribed with an honorific text of the later second or third century (Reinach no. 71); on the opposite face is a board, type 3Rows.4, (0.47 x 0.97) carefully cut, with circles 0.03, central rosettes in circles 0.085; the text is on the lower moulding, which is now broken away.
Letters: Av. 0.025, 0, 0.005, first 1, 0.027; irregular; scroll and letter above line for abbreviations.
Date: Late fifth/sixth century (titulature).

cross ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου) Φωτίου σχο(λαστικοῦ) cross

Under Flavius Photius, scholasticus.

The first cross, which is very abraded, was not read by Reinach.

Fragment (1977) Main block (1991) Back, Reinach 71 (1993)

This is the first of the gameboards given by Flavius Photius; see 69, 238, and discussion at V.44 and V.47.

For Photius see List of Local Officials, Photius.

Recording: Recorded, complete, by Gaudin (109); by the NYU expedition in two fragments.
Bibliography: Published by Reinach, no. 213, from Gaudin, whence Grégoire, IGC 264; cited by Roueché (1979), 176, ad no. 1, whence SEG 1979.1071, BE 1980.473; published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 68 and plate xvii, whence PHI 622; republished by Roueché , Gameboards, no. 2.i.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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