Description:
Stadium seats
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row D: repeated on five separate seats along the row, including the seats at either end. The two westernmost examples are at right angles to the edge of the seat. Row O: across the row. Row R: on one seat at east end.
Letters:
Row D: ave. 0.05 . Row O: 0.11-0.12. Row R: 0.06-0.07
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 9.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 45.13.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007). This edition Roueché (2007).
D
1ΛΥ | ΛΥ | ΛΥ | ΛΥ | ΛΥ
O
1 steps | ΕΡ | [·] | Κ | Υ | [·] | [··]Μ | [··] | Ε | Τ | Ρ | ΙΟ | Υ | steps
R
1[·· ? ··] | [·· ? ··] Λ̣Υ̣ΟΥ v. ΠΡ vac. | steps
D
1ΛΥΛΥΛΥΛΥΛΥ
O
1 steps ΕΡ[·]ΚΥ[·][··]Μ[··]ΕΤΡΙΟΥ steps
R
1[ - - - ][ - - - ]··ΟΥ ΠΡ    steps
<div type="textpart_section" n="D" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
λυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
λυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
λυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
λυ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
λυ
</orig>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="O" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ερ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
κ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
υ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
μ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ε
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
τ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ρ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ιο
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
υ
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="R" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λυ
</unclear>
ου
</orig>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
πρ
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

Row O: Probably the name of an individual, -metrios.

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row D (1977)
 Row D (1977)
Row D (1977)
 Row D (1977)
Row D (1977)
 Row D (1977)
Row R (1975)
 Row R (1975)

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