Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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94. Prayer of Anastasius, donor
Description
- Monument:
Six blue-grey marble fragments, H. 0.135, D. 0.21, from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering
inwards. The underside has been left rough. a: W. 0.375; b: W. 0.61; c: two joining pieces, W. 0.35; d: W. 0.28; e: similar profile. but perhaps different lettering, W. 0.25. Resembles 92, 93, 95, 96.
- Text:
Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
- Letters:
0.025; square epsilon and sigma in a, b and d, lunate in e.
- Date:
Fifth/sixth century (location, lettering).
Text
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vac. cross Ἀναστάσιος λ[...]
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[... ὑ]πὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου μου cross vac.
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[... τ]ῷ οἴκῳ Ἀν̣[?αστασίου ...]
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[... ἀ]ρχ(αγγελ-) vac. εὐχ̣ὴ̣ν̣ [...]
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v. leaf Κύριε β[?οήθησον ...]
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Translation
a. Anastasius [...]
b. [...] on behalf of myself and my household.
c. [?to] the household of An[?astasius]
d. [...] archangel. Prayer [...]
e. Lord [?help ...]
Photographs
| a: Face (1977) |
b: Face (1977) |
c: Face (1977) |
d: Face (1976) |
e: Face (1978) |
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Commentary
See discussion at VII.10.
For the history of the Temple-Church see VII.4.
Locations
- Found:
Temple-Church: sector xv; temenos, sector iv, str. I; three
stray finds.
- Original:
Temple-Church: ?crowning the chancel barrier.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962, 1963 and 1965 (62. 202, 203, 63. 602, 65. 55 and unnumbered).
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 94 and plate xxiv whence PHI 650.
- Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché).
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