10.2. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 20

Description:
Stadium seats.
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row M: across the row, starting at the north end. Row T: starting at the north end. Row U.i: starting from north end. Row U.ii: W. 0.24 x H. 0.11. Row U.iii: worn and incomplete. Row W: W. c. 0.56 x H. 0.29, central dividers not cut, and not properly aligned.
Letters:
Row M: 0.14-0.23; square sigma. Row T: 0.16- 0.20. Row U.i: 0.11(omicron) - 0.39 (phi).
Date:
Second-fifth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 20.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 45.2.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007).. This edition Roueché (2007).
M
1 τό|π|ος | [·] | [·]Φ[·] | Λ̣ | Ο̣ | Κ̣ [·] | Κ̣ [·] | Ω̣ | Ν | Ρ̣ Ν̣ | vac.
N
(On one seat, traces of an indecipherable two line inscription.)
T
1τό|[π]|ο|[ς] | Φ̣̣Υ̣̣Λ̣ | Ο̣ | Ρ[·· ? ··]
U
i
1φρ̣ου|μ(?ενταρίων) τόπο(ς) vac.
ii
( Design, type H.4.)
iii
(Design, type ? 3Rows1.)
W
(Design, type 3Rows.4.)
M
1ΤΟΠΟΣ[·][·]Φ[·]···[·]·[·]·Ν··   
N
(On one seat, traces of an indecipherable two line inscription.)
T
1ΤΟ[·]Ο[·]·̣·̣··Ρ[ - - - ]
U
i
1Φ·ΟΥΜΤΟΠΟ   
ii
( Design, type H.4.)
iii
(Design, type ? 3Rows1.)
W
(Design, type 3Rows.4.)
<div type="textpart_section" n="M" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
τό
<milestone unit="block" />
π
<milestone unit="block" />
ος
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
φ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ω
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ν
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
</orig>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Ν
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="N" >
<note>
On one seat, traces of an indecipherable two line inscription.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="T" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
τό
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
π
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
ο
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ς
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
φ
</unclear>
̣
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
̣
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
ρ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="U" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
φ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
ου
<milestone unit="block" />
μ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
ενταρίων
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
τόπο
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ς
</supplied>
</expan>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type H.4.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="iii" >
<note>
Design, type ? 3Rows1.
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="W" >
<note>
Design, type 3Rows.4.
</note>
</div>

Apparatus

Row M: The first Κ̣ might be ΙΣ; the second might be Β, Ρ or Φ; the square brackets indicate spaces which may or may not have contained letters.

Row T: Φ̣ might be Β, Υ̣ might be I.

Row U: Ρ̣ might be Ι.

Translation:

Row M: Place of [ -.

Row T: Place of [ -

Row U: Place of (the) frum(entarii)

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row M, left end (1975)
 Row M, left end (1975)
Row M(1975)
 Row M(1975)
Row M (1975)
 Row M (1975)
Row M (1975)
 Row M (1975)
Row M, right end (1975)
 Row M, right end (1975)
Row N (1975)
 Row N (1975)
Row T, Row U, left end (1975)
 Row T, Row U, left end (1975)
Row T, Row U (1975)
 Row T, Row U (1975)
Row T, left end (1977)
 Row T, left end (1977)
Row T (1977)
 Row T (1977)
Row T (1977)
 Row T (1977)
Row T (1977)
 Row T (1977)

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