Description:
A loose block (W. 0.49 x H. 0.72 x D. 0.33), whose upper left corner is lost. The faceis smooth except for a rough rectangular area between iii and iv. The upper and lower edges are drafted
Text:
iii: at upper edge of block; iv: cross lower part of block.
Letters:
iii. rough and badly aligned, but deeply cut; lunate; 0.03-0.04. iv: lightly cut, irregular, and badly aligned. Several in l.1 are cut with a double outline; those in ll.2 and 3 resemble nos.3.ii, 4.i and 5.i; 0.035-0.04. Standard sigma
Date:
First to sixth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Theatre: skene frons, fifth stage room from north, loose; the block originally formed part of the north wall of the doorway to Room 5, further in than 8.18 and 8.19
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 1.5.iii and 1.5.iv.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
1 iii
2 [Ἰου]λιανοῦ νεα-
3[νισ]κολόγου
4 [σκε]ύη
5 iv
6 Βάσσου διασκεύη
7 Ἀσιονείκου καὶ
8 γυμνασιάρχου
1III
2[···]ΛΙΑΝΟΥΝΕΑ
3[···]ΚΟΛΟΓΟΥ
4[···]ΥΗ
5IV
6ΒΑΣΣΟΥΔΙΑΣΚΕΥΗ
7ΑΣΙΟΝΕΙΚΟΥΚΑΙ
8ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑΡΧΟΥ
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<lb n="1" />
iii
<lb n="2" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἰου
</supplied>
λιανοῦ
νεα
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
νισ
</supplied>
κολόγου
<lb n="4" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
σκε
</supplied>
ύη
<lb n="5" />
iv
<lb n="6" />
Βάσσου
διασκεύη
<lb n="7" />
Ἀσιονείκου
καὶ
<lb n="8" />
γυμνασιάρχου
</ab>

Translation:

iii: Equipment of Iulianos, neaniskologus.

iv: Equipment of Bassos, victor in the Asian games, and gymnasiarch.

Commentary:

One of the group of inscriptions, apparently by performers, at the doorways of the rooms on the stage front: 8.8, 8.9, 8.104, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.20, 8.21, 8.22. See Roueché, PPA, pp. 15-25..

Photographs:

ii and iii (1983)
 ii and iii (1983)
ii and iii (1983)
 ii and iii (1983)

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