Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

133. Graffiti: names and prayers

Monument: Three fragments from a white marble panel or a coping polished at back and front, with upper and lower edges surviving in i and ii. Covered with small graffiti.
Text: Inscribed on the upper surface.
Letters: Scratched letters 0.015- 0.02. There is a horizontal bar above the omega of ΑΠΩ in ii.3.
Date: Fifth-sixth century or later (content, location).

i
	[Νι]κηφ(όρος)
	[...] Μιχ(αὴλ) ὑπ(ο)δ(?ιάκονος) τ(οῦ) vac. Μιχ(αὴλ) πατ [...]
	vacat
	βαδκ̣ν Μιχ(αήλ)
ii
	cross Ἰω(άννης) του̣ο̣ [...]
	(Lower down)
	Κω(νσ)τ(?αντῖνος)
	(At lower edge)
	Μιχ(αήλ) [...]
	cross Κω(νσ)τ(?αντῖνος) απω πλω[...]
iii
	[...]ι̣ι̣ι̣ scroll
	πιστ[...]
	(Lower down)
	Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ γράψ[ας ...]
	[...]ι̣ι̣ω
5	Μιχαὴλ υ̣ι̣λ̣ τ(ὸν) δ(οῦ)(λον) Χρ(ιστοῦ)

i. Nicephorus. Michael, ?subdeacon. Michael [...] Michael.

ii. John [...]. ?Constantine. Michael. ?Constantine.

iii. ?Constantine who wrote (this) [...]. Michael [...] the servant of Christ.

There are further traces on all these stones.

i. Face (1985)	ii. Face (1973)	iii. Face (1985)

See discussion at VIII.13.

Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1966 (66. 126).
Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 133 whence PHI 791, 792, 793.
Text constituted from: Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché).

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