Description:
A fragment (H. 0.125 × W. 0.16 × D. 0.02) from a white marble panel, with upper edge surviving.
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
Elongated, av. 0.05.
Date:
Third-fourth century (language, lettering).
Findspot:
Bouleuterion/Odeon, West area, 'Bishop's Palace'.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition (66.153).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 220 and plate xlvi, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 945.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1[·· ? ··s]acrilegi[·· ? ··]
2[·· ? ··]ONE per[·· ? ··]
3[·· ? ··
1[ - - - ·]ACRILEGI[ - - - ]
2[ - - - ]ONEPER[ - - - ]
3[·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
s
</supplied>
acrilegi
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
one
</orig>
per
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>

Translation:

[·· ? ··]?sacrilege (sacred law?)[·· ? ··]

Commentary:

Photographs:

Face (1977)
 Face (1977)

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