8.603. Prayer

Description:
Blue marble column.
Text:
The inscription is cut 0.26 above the lower end of the column, and the inscribed area measures H. 0.43 × W. 0.23. Above the text is a depiction of a Christian sanctuary: two spiral columns support an arch, with a pointed roof surmounted by a cross. From the arch hangs a lamp, flanked by two candles and two birds. The candles stand on a rail between the columns, from which hang curtains, looped back to reveal a large cross, flanked by an angel and a saint. Two birds are perched on the capitals of the columns. The design and the letters have been cut with a fine-pointed implement.
Letters:
0.008-0.017.
Date:
Fourth century A.D. or later (content).
Findspot:
Theatre Baths: east portico, west side. Cut on the first column from the north: .
Original Location:
Findspot.
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 142 and plate xxxiv; not in PHI.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1Κύριε ὁ θεὸς
2ὁ ἐπ̣ά̣νο τὸν
3οὐρανῶν, βοήθησον
4κὲ οἰκονόμεσον
5τὸν δοῦλον σου
6Κερεκόκκ̣ι̣ω̣ν
7τὼν κὲ Κου̣ρ̣εων
1ΚΥΡΙΕΟΘΕΟΣ
2ΟΕ··ΝΟΤΟΝ
3ΟΥΡΑΝΩΝΒΟΗΘΗΣΟΝ
4ΚΕΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΕΣΟΝ
5ΤΟΝΔΟΥΛΟΝΣΟΥ
6ΚΕΡΕΚΟΚ···Ν
7ΤΩΝΚΕΚΟ··ΕΩΝ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Κύριε
ὁ
θεὸς
<lb n="2" />
ὁ
ἐ
<unclear reason="damage" >
πά
</unclear>
νο
τὸν
<lb n="3" />
οὐρανῶν
,
βοήθησον
<lb n="4" />
κὲ
οἰκονόμεσον
<lb n="5" />
τὸν
δοῦλον
σου
<lb n="6" />
Κερεκόκ
<unclear reason="damage" >
κιω
</unclear>
ν
<lb n="7" />
τὼν
κὲ
Κο
<unclear reason="damage" >
υρ
</unclear>
εων
</ab>

Apparatus

l.7. Perhaps Κομεων.

Translation:

Lord, the God who is above the heavens, help and provide for your servant ?Kerekokkios, also called ?Koureos.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 VIII.19.

Photographs:

View of portico (1985)
 View of portico (1985)
Face (1977)
 Face (1977)
Right side view
 Right side view
Theatre Baths,east portico: western colonnade (2004)
 Theatre Baths,east portico: western colonnade (2004)

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