1.34. Graffiti: names and prayers

Description:
Three fragments from a white marble panel or a coping stone 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).
Findspot:
Temple/Church.
Original Location:
Temple/Church.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1966 (66.126).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 133 whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 791, 792, 793.
Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
i
1[Νι]κηφ(όρος)
2[·· ? ··] Μιχ(αὴλ) ὑπ(ο)δ(ιάκονος) τ(οῦ) v. Μιχ(αὴλ) ΠΑΤ [·· ? ··]
3       vacat
4ΒΑΔΚ̣Ν Μιχ(αήλ)
ii
1 cross Ἰω(άννης) ΤΟΥ̣Ο̣ [·· ? ··]
(Lower down)
2Κω(νσ)τ(αντῖνος)
(At lower edge)
3Μιχ(αήλ) [·· ? ··]
4 cross Κω(νσ)τ(αντῖνος) ΑΠΩ ΠΛΩ[·· ? ··]
iii
1[·· ? ··]Ι̣Ι̣Ι̣ scroll
2ΠΙΣΤ[·· ? ··]
(Lower down)
3 Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ γράψ[ας ·· ? ··]
4[·· ? ··]Ι̣Ι̣Ω
5Μιχαὴλ Υ̣Ι̣Λ̣ τ(ὸν) δ(οῦ)(λον) Χρ(ιστοῦ)
i
1[··]ΚΗΦ
2[ - - - ]ΜΙΧΥΠΔΤ ΜΙΧΠΑΤ[ - - - ]
3       vacat
4ΒΑΔ·ΝΜΙΧ
ii
1 cross ΙΩΤΟ··[ - - - ]
(Lower down)
2ΚΩΤ
(At lower edge)
3ΜΙΧ[ - - - ]
4 cross ΚΩΤΑΠΩΠΛΩ[ - - - ]
iii
1[ - - - ]··· scroll
2ΠΙΣΤ[ - - - ]
(Lower down)
3 ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣΟΓΡΑΨ[·· - - - ]
4[ - - - ]··Ω
5ΜΙΧΑΗΛ···ΤΔΧΡ
<div type="textpart_section" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Νι
</supplied>
κηφ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
όρος
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Μιχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αὴλ
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
ὑπ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ο
</supplied>
<abbr>
δ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ιάκονος
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
τ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
οῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Μιχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αὴλ
</supplied>
</expan>
<orig n="unresolved" >
πατ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<space extent="1" unit="line" dim="vertical" />
<lb n="4" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
βαδ
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
ν
</orig>
<expan>
<abbr>
Μιχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αήλ
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="ii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="cross" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Ἰω
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
άννης
</supplied>
</expan>
<orig n="unresolved" >
το
<unclear reason="damage" >
υο
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
<note>
Lower down
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Κω
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
νσ
</supplied>
<abbr>
τ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αντῖνος
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
<note>
At lower edge
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Μιχ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αήλ
</supplied>
</expan>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="4" />
<g type="cross" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Κω
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
νσ
</supplied>
<abbr>
τ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αντῖνος
</supplied>
</expan>
<orig n="unresolved" >
απω
</orig>
<orig n="unresolved" >
π
<unclear reason="undefined" >
λ
</unclear>
ω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ιιι
</unclear>
</orig>
<g type="scroll" />
<lb n="2" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
πιστ
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
<note>
Lower down
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="3" />
Κωνσταντῖνος
ὁ
γράψ
<supplied reason="lost" >
ας
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="4" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ιι
</unclear>
ω
</orig>
<lb n="5" />
Μιχαὴλ
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
υιλ
</unclear>
</orig>
<expan>
<abbr>
τ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ὸν
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
δ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
οῦ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
λον
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Χρ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ιστοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

There are further traces on all these stones.

Translation:

i. Nikephoros. Michael, ?subdeacon. Michael [·· ? ··] Michael.

ii. John [·· ? ··]. ?Konstantinos. Michael. ?Konstantinos.

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

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 VIII.13.

Photographs:

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

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