Description:
Two fragments, not joining, from a white marble balustrade/parapet rim (of the same kind as 1.12-1.16) with a smooth top, moulded front, rough back and lower edge (H. 0.145, D. 0.175; W.: a: 0.22; b: 0.20).
Text:
Inscribed on upper rim.
Letters:
0.012-0.025; clearly but very irregularly cut; diaeretic dots on Ι.
Date:
Fifth to seventh centuries A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
a. Temple/Church: East Temenos area—surface find during clearing; b. Acropolis in 1970
Original Location:
An unidentified church: crowning the chancel barrier
Last recorded location:
Museum (1978)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU excavation, a in 1963, b in 1970 (63.24, 70.44).
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 107 and plate xxviii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 612.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
a
1[·· ? ··]ΟΥ σπουδῇ Ἰωάννου
b
1[·· ? ··]ΩΣ τούτ̣ου ΑΙ̣[·· ? ··]
a
1[ - - - ]ΟΥΣΠΟΥΔΗΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ
b
1[ - - - ]ΩΣΤΟΥ·ΟΥΑ·[ - - - ]
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ου
</orig>
σπουδῇ
Ἰωάννου
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ως
</orig>
τού
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
ου
<orig n="unresolved" >
α
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

a. [·· ? ··] by the effort of ?John [·· ? ··]

Commentary:

For discussion see ala2004 VII.22.

Photographs:

a. Face (1966)
 a. Face (1966)
b. Face (1972)
 b. Face (1972)
Together (1978)
 Together (1978)

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