8.64. Seat inscriptions: Theatre, Block L

Description:
Theatre, seats
Text:
Row 4: On one block. Row 6.i: at west end. Row 7: at east end; Row 13.i: at east end. Row 19: at west end. Row 20.i: on one block at east end. Row 21.i: at east end. Row 24.i: at east end, on riser.
Letters:
Row 4: 0.04. Row 6.i: 0.04. Row 7: 0.03; lunate sigma. Row 13.i: 0.17 - 0.19. Row 19: 0.08. Row 20.i: 0.07. Row 21.i: 0.09 - 0.06. Row 24.i: 0.02.Designs: Row 1: 0.17 x 0.14. Row 3: 0.45 x 0.17.
Date:
Second to sixth centuries A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Theatre: seats, block L
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Row 4: Published by Roueché, ALA 181.viii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 829. All as Roueché, PPA 46.L.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
1
(Design,?type H8)
3
(Design, type R1 )
4
1 steps | (Design R1) Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη
2 τῶν ? vac. α̣ο
6
i
1 vac. εγ vac.
ii
(Design, type C2)
iii
(Scattered letters)
7
1 steps | τόπος Β̣εν̣ε̣των̣ |
8
(Scattered letters)
9
i
(There is a graffito of a face )
ii
(Design, type C2)
13
i
1 steps | αρ | vac.
ii
(Scattered letters)
15
(Scattered letters)
17
(Scattered letters)
19
1 vac. | vac. π vac. | vac. παθ [··] | vac. | steps
20
i
1 steps | (3 seats) | τ stop ι stop χρυσ(ου)̣ [ . ]
ii
(Scattered letters)
21
i
1 steps | χ | vac. | [·] | vac. | ω | vac.
ii
(Scattered letters)
22
(Scattered letters)
23
(Scattered letters)
24
i
1 steps | vac. | λ | vac.
ii
(Scattered letters)
1
(Design,?type H8)
3
(Design, type R1 )
4
1 steps (Design R1)ΝΙΚΑΗΤΥΧΗ
2ΤΩΝ?   ·Ο
6
i
1   ΕΓ   
ii
(Design, type C2)
iii
(Scattered letters)
7
1 steps ΤΟΠΟΣ·Ε··ΤΩ·
8
(Scattered letters)
9
i
(There is a graffito of a face )
ii
(Design, type C2)
13
i
1 steps ΑΡ   
ii
(Scattered letters)
15
(Scattered letters)
17
(Scattered letters)
19
1      Π      ΠΑΘ[··]    steps
20
i
1 steps (3 seats)Τ stop Ι stop ΧΡΥΣ̣[]
ii
(Scattered letters)
21
i
1 steps Χ   [·]   Ω   
ii
(Scattered letters)
22
(Scattered letters)
23
(Scattered letters)
24
i
1 steps    Λ   
ii
(Scattered letters)
<div type="textpart_section" n="1" >
<note>
Design,?type H8
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="3" >
<note>
Design, type R1
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="4" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
Design R1
</note>
Νικᾷ
ἡ
τύχη
</ab>
<ab>
<lb n="2" />
τῶν
?
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig >
<unclear reason="damage" >
α
</unclear>
ο
</orig>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="6" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig >
εγ
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type C2
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="iii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="7" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
τόπος
<unclear reason="damage" >
Β
</unclear>
ε
<unclear reason="damage" >
νε
</unclear>
τω
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="8" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="9" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
There is a graffito of a face
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type C2
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="13" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
αρ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="15" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="17" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="19" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig >
π
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig >
παθ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="20" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
3 seats
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
τ
</orig>
<g type="stop" />
<orig >
ι
</orig>
<g type="stop" />
<expan>
<abbr>
χρυσ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ου
</supplied>
</expan>
̣ [ . ]
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="21" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
χ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
ω
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="22" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="23" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="24" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
λ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>

Translation:

Row 4: The fortune triumphs of the [-

Row 7: Place ?of Blues

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row 4 (1976)
 Row 4 (1976)
Row 20.i (1976)
 Row 20.i (1976)

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