8.12. Graffiti on Theatre stage

Description:
Paving blocks of stage.
Text:
Roughly cut on the surface of the stage.
Letters:
b: a careless cursive hand, 0.04- 0.07. d lunate, 0.05-0.06. r: letters very worn, 0.03.
Date:
First to sixth centuries A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Theatre: stage surface, blocks at front of stage
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 8.
Text constituted from:
Τranscription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
a
( Design of a gameboard.)
b
1 Κ vac. Κλ̣εμψ̣ι̣λιος
c
(Sketch of a tight-rope walker. )
d
1 τόπος
2 Θεο̣δ̣οσ(—) (hole)
e
1 τόπος Ἀρου[·· ? ··]
a
( Design of a gameboard.)
b
1Κ   Κ·ΕΜ··ΛΙΟΣ
c
(Sketch of a tight-rope walker. )
d
1ΤΟΠΟΣ
2ΘΕ··ΟΣ(hole)
e
1ΤΟΠΟΣΑΡΟΥ[ - - - ]
<div type="textpart_section" n="a" >
<note>
Design of a gameboard.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="b" >
<ab>
<note>
A crudely drawn face.
</note>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
κ
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Κ
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
εμ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ψ
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
λιος
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="c" >
<note>
Sketch of a tight-rope walker.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="d" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
τόπος
<lb n="2" />
<abbr>
Θε
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
δ
</unclear>
οσ
</abbr>
<note>
hole
</note>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="e" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
τόπος
Ἀρου
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

...

Translation:

d. Place of Theodos[(ios). .

e. Place of ?Arourios and [? . . .

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

b (1976)
 b (1976)
c (1983)
 c (1983)
c (1983)
 c (1983)

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