Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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68. Fl. Photius gives a gameboard

Description

• Monument: A rectangular white marble statue base shaft (1.23 × 0.54 × 0.47) with panels within moulded edges on all four sides; the lower left corner, with most of the inscription, has been broken off, but survives.
• Text: One face is inscribed with an honorific text of the later second or third century (Reinach no. 71); on the opposite face is a board, type 3Rows.4, (0.47 x 0.97) carefully cut, with circles 0.03, central rosettes in circles 0.085; the text is on the lower moulding, which is now broken away.
• Letters: Av. 0.025, 0, 0.005, first 1, 0.027; irregular; scroll and letter above line for abbreviations.
• Date: Late fifth/sixth century (titulature).

Text

Translation

Under Flavius Photius, scholasticus.

Apparatus

The first cross, which is very abraded, was not read by Reinach.

Photographs

Fragment (1977)	Main block (1991)	Back, Reinach 71 (1993)

Commentary

This is the first of the gameboards given by Flavius Photius; see 69, 238, and discussion at V.44 and V.47.

For Photius see List of Local Officials, Photius.

Locations

• Found: Hadrianic Baths:at the northern entrance.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Recorded, complete, by Gaudin (109); by the NYU expedition in two fragments.
• Bibliography: Published by Reinach, no. 213, from Gaudin, whence Grégoire, IGC 264; cited by Roueché (1979), 176, ad no. 1, whence SEG 1979.1071, BE 1980.473; published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 68 and plate xvii, whence PHI 622; republished by Roueché , Gameboards, no. 2.i.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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