10.9. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 12

Description:
Stadium seats.
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row C: on one seat, C.2 diameter 0.41, S.3 W. 0.28 x H. 0.23. Row P: on five seats at west end. Row X: on one seat. Row Y.i: at west end. Row Y. ii: on the rims of the seats, starting on the third from the west end.
Letters:
Row P: very worn, 0.14-0.17. Row X: 0.04-0.05; the second row is in a larger and fainter hand than the first. Row Y.i: faint but well cut, 0.13-0.20. Row Y.ii: well cut, with serifs; ave. 0.07.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 12.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 45.10.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007).. This edition Roueché (2007).

Apparatus

Row Y.i: ΤΟ is underlined, perhaps indicating an abbreviation for τόπος; the following letters are more widely spaced, and may belong to a different inscription.

Translation:

Row P: Place of philo[-...

Row Y.i: Place of Claudia Seleukeia [...] ? Chrys[-...

Row Y. ii: [?Place of] ?the association [ of –

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row C.i (1975)
 Row C.i (1975)
Row P. left end (1975)
 Row P. left end (1975)
Row Y.i, left end (1977)
 Row Y.i, left end (1977)
Row Y.i (1977)
 Row Y.i (1977)
Row Y.i (1977)
 Row Y.i (1977)
Row Y.i (1977)
 Row Y.i (1977)
Row Y.i (1977)
 Row Y.i (1977)
Row Y.i (1977)
 Row Y.i (1977)
Row Y.ii, left end (1977)
 Row Y.ii, left end (1977)
Row Y.ii (1977)
 Row Y.ii (1977)
Row Y.ii (1977)
 Row Y.ii (1977)

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