8.57. Seat inscriptions: Theatre, Block E

Description:: Theatre, seats
Text:: On surface of seats. Row 2: two texts on one seat; (a) at right angles to the edge, (b) parallel to edge. Row 5: i and south end, then a blank seat, then ii.Row 8: at front edge of seat at east end, which has a damaged surface. The last two lines are written at right angles to the rest, at the left; but they seem to be of the same hand, and to belong. Row 9: on 2 separate seats, i to the east. Row 10: On the seat at the west end. Row 11: on one seat. Row 15: on seats at east end. Row 24.i: on seats at west end. Row 26.i: on a seat which is broken away above.
Letters:: Row 2: (a) ave. 0.45 (phi 0.13); (b) 0.025. Row 8: cursive, 0.035 - 0.04; there are two dots, ?for abbreviation, over Χ in l.3. Row 9.i: deeply cut, 0.11 high. 9.ii: shallower, 0.08 high. Row 11: shallowly cut. Row 15: letters ave. 0.12, cursive delta.Row 24.i: 0.26. Row 26.i: 0.03 (ο) - 0.05 (Χ).Designs; Row 5.i: 0.29; Row 5.ii: 0.325.
Date:: Second-sixth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:: Theatre: seats, block E.
Original Location:: Findspot
Last recorded location:: Findspot
History of discovery:: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:: Row 2, published by Roueché, ALA 137. iii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 775. Row 26.i: Roueché, ALA 137. iv, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 776. All published by Roueché, PPA 46.E.
Text constituted from:: Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).

2
i
a: 1 Εὐχὴ Στε -; 2 φανᾶ
b: 1 Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν vac.
ii: (Scattered letters)
3: (Scattered letters)
5
i: ( Design, type C1)
ii: (Design type C2)
8: 1 ΖΩ vac.; 2ΚΟ̣ΤΝ̣ vac.; 3ΧΠ; 4ΕΠ̣; (ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest); 5ΤΥ; 6ΕΥ
9
i: (box-monogram:); 1(Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
ii: (box-monogram:); 1 (Ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
10: (A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.)
11: (Box-monogram:); 1(Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
15: 1 vac. | ΥΚΕΔ | vac. | Κ̣Χ | Ω̣ | steps
16: (On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus); (Scattered letters)
17: (Scattered letters)
18: (Scattered letters)
19: (Scattered letters)
20
i: (Design, type S3.)
ii: (Scattered letters)
21: (Scattered letters)
22: (Scattered letters)
23: (Scattered letters)
24: 1 steps | vac. | vac. | κα̣τ|[έχεται]
25: (Scattered letters)
26
i: 1[·· ? ··]Ο̣Ι̣; 2 Υ̣ Α̣ Η̣ΧΗ βοή(θι) το σ̣ [·· ? ··]; 3 δούλο σ(ου) Γεώ(ργιο) vac.
ii: (Scattered letters)

2
i
a: 1ΕΥΧΗΣΤΕ; 2ΦΑΝΑ
b: 1ΝΙΚΑΗΤΥΧΗΤΩΝ
ii: (Scattered letters)
3: (Scattered letters)
5
i: ( Design, type C1)
ii: (Design type C2)
8: 1ΖΩ; 2Κ·Τ·; 3ΧΠ; 4Ε·; (ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest); 5ΤΥ; 6ΕΥ
9
i: (box-monogram:); 1 monogram
ii: (box-monogram:); 1 monogram
10: (A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.)
11: (Box-monogram:); 1 monogram
15: 1 ΥΚΕΔ ·Χ· steps
16: (On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus); (Scattered letters)
17: (Scattered letters)
18: (Scattered letters)
19: (Scattered letters)
20
i: (Design, type S3.)
ii: (Scattered letters)
21: (Scattered letters)
22: (Scattered letters)
23: (Scattered letters)
24: 1 steps Κ·Τ[······]
25: (Scattered letters)
26
i: 1[ - - - ]··; 2···ΧΗΒΟΗΤΟ·[ - - - ]; 3ΔΟΥΛΟΣΓΕΩ
ii: (Scattered letters)

<ab>

Εὐχὴ

Στε

φανᾶ

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

Νικᾷ

ἡ

τύχη

τῶν

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, type C1

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design type C2

</note>

</div>

<ab>

ζω

</orig>

</unclear>

</unclear>

</orig>

χπ

</orig>

</unclear>

</orig>

</ab>

<note>

ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest

</note>

<ab>

τυ

</orig>

ευ

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

box-monogram:

</note>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

<orig >

</orig>

</abbr>

Νικᾷ

ἡ

τύχη

τῶν

Πρασίνων

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

box-monogram:

</note>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

<orig >

</orig>

</abbr>

Ἡ

τύχη

τῶν

Πρασίνων

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.

</note>

</div>

<note>

Box-monogram:

</note>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

<orig >

</orig>

</abbr>

Νικᾷ

ἡ

τύχη

τῶν

Πρασίνων

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

υκεδ

</orig>

</unclear>

</orig>

</unclear>

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus

</note>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, type S3.

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

</unclear>

έχεται

</supplied>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

οι

</unclear>

</orig>

</unclear>

</unclear>

</unclear>

ΧΗ

</orig>

<expan>

<abbr>

βοή

</abbr>

θι

</supplied>

</expan>

το

</unclear>

δούλο

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

ου

</supplied>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

Γεώ

</abbr>

ργιο

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

Translation:

Row 2 (a) Prayer of Stephanas (b) The fortune triumphs of the [...

Row 8: It is hard to make any sense of this text, or even to be sure in what order to read the letters; but it seems possible that there are the initial letters of several names : Ζω(τικος), Τυ(χικος), Ἐπ(?), Εὐ(?).

Row 9.i. (The fortune of the Greens triumphs !)

Row 9.ii. (The fortune of the Greens)

Row 11: (The fortune of the Greens triumphs)

Row 24: Reserved

Row 26.i: - help your servant George.