12.541. Cross-monograms
- Description:
- Two adjacent white marble masonry blocks.
- Text:
- On the face, ii to the east of i; to the west of these are three carefully cut crosses.
- Letters:
- Monograms: i: 0.17 high; ii: 0.185 high.
- Date:
- Sixth century or later (monogram).
- Findspot:
- Walls, South-east: south face, a little west of 12.516; .
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 210, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 703, 683.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1(ΑΒΙΕΟΥ)
- 1(Ποστύμ(ιος))
- 1 monogram
- 1 monogram
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<expan>
</ab>
<abbr>
<orig
>
</abbr>
<g
type="monogram"
/>
</orig>
<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
</expan>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
</supplied>
αβιεου
</orig>
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<expan>
</ab>
<abbr>
<orig
>
</abbr>
<g
type="monogram"
/>
</orig>
<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
</expan>
<expan>
</supplied>
<abbr>
Ποστύμ
</abbr>
<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
</expan>
ιος
</supplied>
Translation:
I cannot resolve i; ii might be Ποστυμ for Postumios.
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 XI.17.
Photographs:
- i: Face (1973)
-
- ii: Face (1973)
-
Representations:
- Drawing of Monogram i
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- Drawing of Monogram ii
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