Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004
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129. Warning against approaching the bema; invocations
Description
- Monument:
A white marble block, broken in two (1.20 × 0.67 × 0.29); perhaps a door-post. There is a channel
cut down the left side of the face.
- Text:
On the face: i is above ii, which is arranged about a cross
(H. 0.085); of iii: immediately below ii, arranged about a cross (H.
0.115). There are other, less intelligible graffiti, and several
crosses on this block.
- Letters:
i-ii: 0.0154.045; traces of red paint; iii : 0.01-0.025; diaereses on
iotas; first Ν in 1.2 above line.
iv: 0.02, lightly
scratched. First Η, Τ(ΟΥ) and final Τ above line.
- Date:
Fifth-sixth century or later (content, location).
Text
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| φώβῳ πρόσελθε | τὴν τ(οῦ) βήματως | πύλην cross .
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| ii |
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Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς cross Χ(ριστὸ)ς
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νη cross κᾷ.
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| iii |
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Κ(ύρι)ε βω cross ΐθι τὸν δοῦ-
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λόν σ(ου) cross Φήληπων
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ἁμαρ cross τωλών. ἀμήν.
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| iv |
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νήκη τ(οῦ) τξυ[.]π̣ρ̣τκ
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Translation
i. In fear approach the gate of the bema.
ii. Jesus Christ is victorious,
iii. Lord, help your servant Philip, a sinner. Amen.
iv. victory of [...]
Photographs
| i. Text (1972)
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ii. Text (1972)
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iii. Text (1972)
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Commentary
Text i. is in verse. See discussion at VIII.12.
Locations
- Found:
Temple-Church: standing loose in the south aisle.
- Original:
Unknown.
- Last Recorded:
Findspot.
History
- Recording:
Excavated by the NYU expedition.
- Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias
in Late Antiquity no. 129.i-iv, and plate xxxii (iii and iv)
whence (i) PHI 710, Steinepigramme 02/09/90, (ii-iv)
PHI 806, 767, 789.
- Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché).
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