1.181. Fragment, third century, from Temple
- Description:
- Fragment without edges (W. 0.09 × H. 0.11 × D. 0.10).
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face.
- Letters:
- 0.035; small circle at level of letter-tops in l. 1, presumably a stop.
- Date:
- Probably third century A.D. (lettering; cutting; nomenclature).
- Findspot:
- Temple/Church
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot (1966)
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1961 (Temple 39).
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 0·· ? ··]
- 1[·· ? ··]Μ stop Α[·· ? ··]
- 2[·· ? ··]ΟΝ[·· ? ··]
- 2a[·· ? ··
- 0·· ? ··]
- 1[ - - - ]Μ stop Α[ - - - ]
- 2[ - - - ]ΟΝ[ - - - ]
- 2a[·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb
n="0"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
dim="top"
/>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
μ
</orig>
<g
type="stop"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
α
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<lb
n="2"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
ον
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<lb
n="2a"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
dim="bottom"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
M(?arcus) A[?urelius]
Commentary:
The stop in l. 1 strongly suggests a Roman name beginning M(arcus), perhaps followed by A[urelius].
- Photographs:
- none.
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