15.353. Invocation

Description:
A small clay pot (diam. 0.105 x H. 0.07).
Text:
On the body.
Letters:
lightly scratched: l.1, 0.005-0.01; name, 0.01-0.015.
Date:
Fifth century or later (content).
Findspot:
No description.
Original Location:
Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 146 whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 874.
Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1βοΐθη
2 cross θεώτοκε Μαρία.
1ΒΟΙΘΗ
2 cross ΘΕΩΤΟΚΕΜΑΡΙΑ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
βοΐθη
<lb n="2" />
<g type="cross" />
θεώτοκε
Μαρία
.
</ab>

Translation:

Mary, mother of God, help.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 VIII.22.

Photographs:

Text (1977)
 Text (1977)
Text (1977)
 Text (1977)

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