Description:
White marble doric half-column, supporting stage architrave
Text:
On the east face, a above b. a, starting at the left edge. b, letters more loosely drawn
Letters:
a: a few lightly drawn letters, 0.03. b: 0.04
Date:
Third to fifth century A.D. (context, lettering)
Findspot:
Theatre stage, portico across stage, third column from south
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 6.3
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
1 ΘΕΙ̣Ν̣
1 Ν vac. ΤΑΚ
1ΘΕ··
1Ν   ΤΑΚ
<ab>
<note>
a graffito sketch of the upper part of a face; below:
</note>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
θε
<unclear reason="damage" >
ιν
</unclear>
</orig>
</ab>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ν
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τακ
</orig>
</ab>

Translation:

No translation possible.

Commentary:

One of a series of inscriptions on the columns supporting the architrave on the stage (which carries 8.1): 8.89, 8.98, 8.90, 8.91, 8.92, 8.93, 8.94, 8.95, 8.96, 8.97 . All the inscriptions are on the stage side of the columns, and were presumably only visible to those using the stage. See Roueché, Performers and Partisans, Chapter III.

Photographs:

View of stage columns (1985)
 View of stage columns (1985)
East face (1976)
 East face (1976)

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