Description:
Wall of stage building. The blocks were left rough, with a smooth outline along the edges.
Text:
Cut on some smoothed patches, some of them at least prepared to offer guidelines for the architects planning the Theatre façade. a above, b below and to the south, c below b, d between a and b.
Letters:
a. Large letters, scratched and irregular, with cursive alpha and omega, av. 0.08. b; tiny letters 0.01. c: Below b. Large letters, irregular, av. 0.08. d: very large letters in red paint, 0.17-0.19.
Date:
First to sixth centuries A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Theatre: on the front face of the stage buildings, on the stretch of wall between the second and third doorways from the north.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1976)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by •Roueché, PPA 7.a, 7.b, 7.c, 7.d.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
a
1 ὥρα ἀγαθή
b
1 Φιλεῖ Θεόδοτος Ὑψικλέα
c
1Θ(ε)ὲ βοήθι
d
1 νικᾷ
a
1ΩΡΑΑΓΑΘΗ
b
1ΦΙΛΕΙΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣΥΨΙΚΛΕΑ
c
1ΘΕΒΟΗΘΙ
d
1ΝΙΚΑ
<div type="textpart_section" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
ὥρα
ἀγαθή
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Φιλεῖ
Θεόδοτος
Ὑψικλέα
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="c" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Θ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ε
</supplied>
<abbr>
</abbr>
</expan>
βοήθι
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="d" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
νικᾷ
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

a. Good season!

b. Theodotos loves Hypsikles

c. God, help!

d. [·· ? ··] triumphs [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

See Roueché, PPA.

Photographs:

Text a. (1976)
 Text a. (1976)
a. (right end), b. and c. (1976)
 a. (right end), b. and c. (1976)

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