Description:
Theatre, seats
Text:
On surface of seats. Row 2: two texts on one seat; (a) at right angles to the edge, (b) parallel to edge. Row 5: i and south end, then a blank seat, then ii.Row 8: at front edge of seat at east end, which has a damaged surface. The last two lines are written at right angles to the rest, at the left; but they seem to be of the same hand, and to belong. Row 9: on 2 separate seats, i to the east. Row 10: On the seat at the west end. Row 11: on one seat. Row 15: on seats at east end. Row 24.i: on seats at west end. Row 26.i: on a seat which is broken away above.
Letters:
Row 2: (a) ave. 0.45 (phi 0.13); (b) 0.025. Row 8: cursive, 0.035 - 0.04; there are two dots, ?for abbreviation, over Χ in l.3. Row 9.i: deeply cut, 0.11 high. 9.ii: shallower, 0.08 high. Row 11: shallowly cut. Row 15: letters ave. 0.12, cursive delta.Row 24.i: 0.26. Row 26.i: 0.03 (ο) - 0.05 (Χ).Designs; Row 5.i: 0.29; Row 5.ii: 0.325.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:
Theatre: seats, block E.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Row 2, published by Roueché, ALA 137. iii, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 775. Row 26.i: Roueché, ALA 137. iv, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 776. All published by Roueché, PPA 46.E.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
2
i
a
1 Εὐχὴ Στε -
2 φανᾶ
b
1 Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν vac.
ii
(Scattered letters)
3
(Scattered letters)
5
i
( Design, type C1)
ii
(Design type C2)
8
1 ΖΩ vac.
2ΚΟ̣ΤΝ̣ vac.
3ΧΠ
4ΕΠ̣
(ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest)
5ΤΥ
6ΕΥ
9
i
(box-monogram:)
1(Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
ii
(box-monogram:)
1 (Ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
10
(A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.)
11
(Box-monogram:)
1(Νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῶν Πρασίνων)
15
1 vac. | ΥΚΕΔ | vac. | Κ̣Χ | Ω̣ | steps
16
(On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus)
(Scattered letters)
17
(Scattered letters)
18
(Scattered letters)
19
(Scattered letters)
20
i
(Design, type S3.)
ii
(Scattered letters)
21
(Scattered letters)
22
(Scattered letters)
23
(Scattered letters)
24
1 steps | vac. | vac. | κα̣τ|[έχεται]
25
(Scattered letters)
26
i
1[·· ? ··]Ο̣Ι̣
2 Υ̣ Α̣ Η̣ΧΗ βοή(θι) το σ̣ [·· ? ··]
3 δούλο σ(ου) Γεώ(ργιο) vac.
ii
(Scattered letters)
2
i
a
1ΕΥΧΗΣΤΕ
2ΦΑΝΑ
b
1ΝΙΚΑΗΤΥΧΗΤΩΝ   
ii
(Scattered letters)
3
(Scattered letters)
5
i
( Design, type C1)
ii
(Design type C2)
8
1ΖΩ   
2Κ·Τ·   
3ΧΠ
4Ε·
(ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest)
5ΤΥ
6ΕΥ
9
i
(box-monogram:)
1 monogram
ii
(box-monogram:)
1 monogram
10
(A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.)
11
(Box-monogram:)
1 monogram
15
1   ΥΚΕΔ   ·Χ· steps
16
(On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus)
(Scattered letters)
17
(Scattered letters)
18
(Scattered letters)
19
(Scattered letters)
20
i
(Design, type S3.)
ii
(Scattered letters)
21
(Scattered letters)
22
(Scattered letters)
23
(Scattered letters)
24
1 steps       Κ·Τ[······]
25
(Scattered letters)
26
i
1[ - - - ]··
2···ΧΗΒΟΗΤΟ·[ - - - ]
3ΔΟΥΛΟΣΓΕΩ   
ii
(Scattered letters)
<div type="textpart_section" n="2" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<div type="textpart_section" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Εὐχὴ
Στε
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
φανᾶ
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Νικᾷ
τύχη
τῶν
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="3" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="5" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
Design, type C1
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design type C2
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="8" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ζω
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="2" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
κ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
τ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<lb n="3" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
χπ
</orig>
<lb n="4" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ε
<unclear reason="damage" >
π
</unclear>
</orig>
</ab>
<note>
ll. 5 and 6 at right angles to the rest
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="5" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τυ
</orig>
<lb n="6" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ευ
</orig>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="9" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
box-monogram:
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
Νικᾷ
τύχη
τῶν
Πρασίνων
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
box-monogram:
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
τύχη
τῶν
Πρασίνων
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="10" >
<note>
A drawing, at right angles to the edge, of the head and shoulders, of a figure with a complex hairdo, or headdress, turning slightly to the right.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="11" >
<note>
Box-monogram:
</note>
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
Νικᾷ
τύχη
τῶν
Πρασίνων
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="15" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
υκεδ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
χ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ω
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="16" >
<note>
On one seat there is a design, ?a phallus
</note>
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="17" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="18" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="19" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="20" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
Design, type S3.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="21" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="22" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="23" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="24" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
κ
<unclear reason="damage" >
α
</unclear>
τ
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
έχεται
</supplied>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="25" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="26" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
οι
</unclear>
</orig>
<lb n="2" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
Υ
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Α
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Η
</unclear>
ΧΗ
</orig>
<expan>
<abbr>
βοή
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
θι
</supplied>
</expan>
το
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
δούλο
<expan>
<abbr>
σ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ου
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Γεώ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ργιο
</supplied>
</expan>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Scattered letters
</note>
</div>
</div>

Translation:

Row 2 (a) Prayer of Stephanas (b) The fortune triumphs of the [...

Row 8: It is hard to make any sense of this text, or even to be sure in what order to read the letters; but it seems possible that there are the initial letters of several names : Ζω(τικος), Τυ(χικος), Ἐπ(?), Εὐ(?).

Row 9.i. (The fortune of the Greens triumphs !)

Row 9.ii. (The fortune of the Greens)

Row 11: (The fortune of the Greens triumphs)

Row 24: Reserved

Row 26.i: - help your servant George.

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row 2 (1975)
 Row 2 (1975)
Row 2, detail (1972)
 Row 2, detail (1972)
Row 8 (1977)
 Row 8 (1977)
Row 9.i (1972)
 Row 9.i (1972)
Row 9.ii (1975)
 Row 9.ii (1975)
Row 10 (1972)
 Row 10 (1972)
Row 11 (1977)
 Row 11 (1977)
Row 15 (1977)
 Row 15 (1977)
Row 15 (1977)
 Row 15 (1977)
Row 16 (1975)
 Row 16 (1975)
Row 26.i (1976)
 Row 26.i (1976)

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