8.60. Seat inscriptions: Theatre, Block H

Description:: Theatre, seats
Text:: Row 3: on one seat; Row 4.i: On one seat, Row 6.i: On one seat. Row 6.ii: on second seat to west of 6.i. Row 8.i: On one seat, which is broken to left.Row 8.i: On one seat, which is broken to left. Row 8.ii: On seat to west of 8.1, broken at right. Row 8.iii: a: On the 2 seats west of 8.ii. a and b: on first seat. c. On second seat; the upper left corner is lost. Row 9.i. On one seat, crudely but clearly cut. Row 9.ii. On seat to west of 9.i. Row 9.iii. On seat to west of 9.ii. Row 19.i: On seat at east end. Row 19.ii: On seat at west end, broken at both sides. Row 20.i: On seats at south end. Row 20.ii: on seat at north end. Row 21.i: on risers. Row 22.i: on seat faces. Row 22.ii: On risers. Row 26.ii: On risers
Letters:: Row 6.i: 0.035. Row 6.ii: broad and shallow, 0.06, cross 0.36. Row 8.i: lightly cut letters, lunate, 0.04. Row 8.ii: clearly cut, 0.04-0.05. Row 8.iii: a. 0.08, clearly cut, b. 0.13, c. clearly cut, 0.12. Row 9.i: design c.0.30., letters 0.04-0.07. Row 9.ii clearly cut, square letters, 0.035 - 0.06. Row 9.iii: monogram, 0.08. Row 9.iii. On seat to west of 9.ii. Row 19.i: 0.18-0.19. Row 19.ii: letters 0.06 - 0.09. Row 20.ii: Large, with broad flat trenches, 0.16. Row 21.i: first pair, 0.03 - 0.05; second pair, 0.07. Row 22.i: l0.06 - 0.13. Row 22.ii: 0.05 and 0.07. Row 23.i: 0.06 - 0.15. Row 26.ii: 0.025 (epsilon), 0.04.
Date:: Second-sixth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:: Theatre: seats, block A, Row
Original Location:: Findspot
Last recorded location:: Findspot
History of discovery:: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:: Published by Roueché, Row 6.ii: Published Roueché, ALA 181. v, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 702, Row 9.ii and iii, Roueché, ALA 181. vi, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 674. All published Roueché, PPA 46.H
Text constituted from:: Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).

3: (On one seat there is a rough and incomplete drawing of a figure with what seems to be a net; presumably a retiarius.)
4
i: (On one seat there is a graffito figure, apparently holding a spear and a shield, probably another gladiator.)
ii: (Design, a cross.)
6
i: 1 ΛΙΤ; (There are other scattered letters.)
ii: (A sketch of a head ?with a hat, and shoulders.)
iii: 1τόπ(ος) cross
8
i: 1 [·· ? ··] Ἀγάθωπος vac.
ii: 1 Ἑπταμην̣[ί]ου
iii: (a: Based on E; other letters Ο, Κ, Α and Λ or Δ.); (b: Based on Κ; other letters Ο, Υ, Ρ. ); (c: Based on Ε; other letters Ο, Δ or Α. )
9
i: 1A head and shoulders, with a circular ?shield in front of the torso;. Inscribed above the shield. Cut later, above the left shoulder, is a rough design ?of a figure, with the letters ΘΕ above, ?(ΟΘ) below. Θρᾷξ
ii: 1 Ἀθανασί(ου) Εὐσεβί(ου)
iii: (Box monogram. Based on Ε; other letters Τ, Ο, Θ, ?Β or Ρ, perhaps ?Α. Perhaps·); 1 τό(πος) Εὐ[σε]β̣[ίου].
11: (Scattered letters )
12: (Design, scattered letters )
15
i: (Design, type SSS1, one cross )
ii: (Scattered letters )
16
i: (Design, type SSS1 )
ii: (Scattered letters )
17: (Scattered letters )
18: (Scattered letters )
19
i: 1 [κατέ]χεται ὑ|[πὸ] (There are other scattered letters on the following seats)
ii: 1 [·· ? ··] | Α̣ΠΟΨΟΥ vac.; 39 [·· ? ··] | κατέχετ[αι] (Superimposed over the right end are ?larger letters, perhaps EI. )
20
i: 1 steps | (two seats)|κ̣τ|α|τέχ|[εται]
ii: 1 vac. τόπ(ος)
iii: (Scattered letters)
21
i: 1 | ζω[··]αι
ii: (Scattered letters)
22
i: 1 steps | (three seats) | ὑπὸ | κ̣α | π vac. λ | (three seats) | υ | κ | τ | [··] steps
ii: 1 | μ | ευ |
iii: (Scattered letters)
23
i: 1 | κδιρο | ε | | Θ | (2 seats) | steps; 2 | νορ̣ου̣ | [·· ? ··] | [κ]α̣τέχεται |
ii: (Scattered letters)
25
i: 1[?κατέχετα]|ι ὑπὸ Τ |
ii: (Scattered letters)
26
i: ( Τhere are faces on two seats)
ii: 1ε | ευακ
iii: (Τhere is a small figure of ?a man)

3: (On one seat there is a rough and incomplete drawing of a figure with what seems to be a net; presumably a retiarius.)
4
i: (On one seat there is a graffito figure, apparently holding a spear and a shield, probably another gladiator.)
ii: (Design, a cross.)
6
i: 1ΛΙΤ; (There are other scattered letters.)
ii: (A sketch of a head ?with a hat, and shoulders.)
iii: 1ΤΟΠ cross
8
i: 1[ - - - ]ΑΓΑΘΩΠΟΣ
ii: 1ΕΠΤΑΜΗ·[·]ΟΥ
iii: (a: Based on E; other letters Ο, Κ, Α and Λ or Δ.); (b: Based on Κ; other letters Ο, Υ, Ρ. ); (c: Based on Ε; other letters Ο, Δ or Α. )
9
i: 1A head and shoulders, with a circular ?shield in front of the torso;. Inscribed above the shield. Cut later, above the left shoulder, is a rough design ?of a figure, with the letters ΘΕ above, ? below. Θρᾷξ
ii: 1ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΕΥΣΕΒΙ
iii: (Box monogram. Based on Ε; other letters Τ, Ο, Θ, ?Β or Ρ, perhaps ?Α. Perhaps·); 1ΤΟΕΥ[··]·[···]
11: (Scattered letters )
12: (Design, scattered letters )
15
i: (Design, type SSS1, one cross )
ii: (Scattered letters )
16
i: (Design, type SSS1 )
ii: (Scattered letters )
17: (Scattered letters )
18: (Scattered letters )
19
i: 1[····]ΧΕΤΑΙΥ[··](There are other scattered letters on the following seats)
ii: 1[ - - - ]·ΠΟΨΟΥ; 39[ - - - ]ΚΑΤΕΧΕΤ[··](Superimposed over the right end are ?larger letters, perhaps EI. )
20
i: 1 steps (two seats)·ΤΑΤΕΧ[····]
ii: 1 ΤΟΠ
iii: (Scattered letters)
21
i: 1ΖΩ[··]ΑΙ
ii: (Scattered letters)
22
i: 1 steps (three seats)ΥΠΟ·ΑΠ Λ(three seats)ΥΚΤ[··] steps
ii: 1ΜΕΥ
iii: (Scattered letters)
23
i: 1ΚΔΙΡΟΕΘ(2 seats) steps; 2ΝΟ·Ο·[·· ? ··][·]·ΤΕΧΕΤΑΙ
ii: (Scattered letters)
25
i: 1[········]ΙΥΠΟΤ
ii: (Scattered letters)
26
i: ( Τhere are faces on two seats)
ii: 1ΕΕΥΑΚ
iii: (Τhere is a small figure of ?a man)

<note>

On one seat there is a rough and incomplete drawing of a figure with what seems to be a net; presumably a retiarius.

</note>

</div>

<note>

On one seat there is a graffito figure, apparently holding a spear and a shield, probably another gladiator.

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, a cross.

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<orig >

ΛΙΤ

</orig>

</ab>

<note>

There are other scattered letters.

</note>

<note>

A sketch of a head ?with a hat, and shoulders.

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

τόπ

</abbr>

ος

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

Ἀγάθωπος

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

Ἑπταμη

</unclear>

</abbr>

ί

</supplied>

<abbr>

ου

</abbr>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

a: Based on

; other letters

Ο, Κ, Α

and

</note>

<note>

b: Based on

; other letters

Ο, Υ, Ρ

</note>

<note>

c: Based on

; other letters

Ο, Δ

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<note>

A head and shoulders, with a circular ?shield in front of the torso;. Inscribed above the shield. Cut later, above the left shoulder, is a rough design ?of a figure, with the letters

ΘΕ

above,

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

ΟΘ

</supplied>

</expan>

below.

Θρᾷξ

</note>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

Ἀθανασί

</abbr>

ου

</supplied>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

Εὐσεβί

</abbr>

ου

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Box monogram. Based on

; other letters

Τ, Ο, Θ

, ?

, perhaps ?

. Perhaps·

</note>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

τό

</abbr>

πος

</supplied>

</expan>

Εὐ

σε

</supplied>

</unclear>

ίου

</supplied>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, type SSS1, one cross

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Design, type SSS1

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

κατέ

</supplied>

χεται

ὑ

</unclear>

πὸ

</supplied>

<note>

There are other scattered letters on the following seats

</note>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

</unclear>

ΠΟΨΟΥ

κατέχετ

αι

</supplied>

<note>

Superimposed over the right end are ?larger letters, perhaps

</note>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<note>

two seats

</note>

</unclear>

</orig>

τέχ

εται

</supplied>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

τόπ

</abbr>

ος

</supplied>

</expan>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<orig >

ζω

</orig>

<orig >

αι

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<note>

three seats

</note>

ὑπὸ

</unclear>

<orig >

</orig>

<orig >

</orig>

<note>

three seats

</note>

<orig >

</orig>

<orig >

</orig>

<orig >

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<ab>

<orig >

</orig>

<orig >

ευ

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<orig >

κδιρο

</orig>

<note>

2 seats

</note>

<orig >

νο

</orig>

<orig >

</unclear>

</unclear>

</orig>

</supplied>

</unclear>

τέχεται

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<ab>

κατέχετα

</supplied>

ὑπὸ

<orig >

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Scattered letters

</note>

</div>

<note>

Τhere are faces on two seats

</note>

</div>

<ab>

<orig >

</orig>

<orig >

ευακ

</orig>

</ab>

</div>

<note>

Τhere is a small figure of ?a man

</note>

</div>

Translation:

Row 6.ii: Place ?(of the cross).

Row 8.i: [?Place] of Agathops.

Row 8.ii: (Place) of Heptamenius

Row 8.iii.b: ? Kour [. . . ]

Row 9.i: Thracian (gladiator).

Row 9.ii: (Place) of Athanasius. (Place) of Eusebius.

Row 9.iii: ?Place of ?Eusebius.

Row 19.i: Reserved.

Row 19.ii: Reserved.

Row 20.i: Reserved.

Row 20.ii: Place

Commentary:

6.ii: If this text is complete, the translation must be 'place of the cross'; but it may have been intended to reserve a place for an individual whose name was never cut, accompanied by a cross (as in 8.59.4, 8.59.12).

See bibliography.