Description:
Stadium seats.
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row J: on a seat in the middle of the row. Row K: in the middle of the row. Row P.i: starting at west end. Row P.ii: diameter W. 0.46). Row T: W. 0.24 x H. 0.15, very rough. Row U: H. 0.55 (incomplete) x W. 0.53. Row V.i: starting on second seat from west end. Row V.ii: on one seat, at right angles to front edge. Row V.iii: on one seat, at east end; design, W. 0.17 x H. 0.15. Row V.iv: H. 0.55 (incomplete) x W. 0.46. Row V.v: unfinished, H. 0.53 (incomplete) x W. 0.60. Row X: W. 0.21 x H. 0.15.
Letters:
ave. 0.08, phi 0.18; ?diacritical dots on the last I of last word. Row J: 0.08. Row K: 0.08- 0.15; different hands in l.1-2, and l.3. Row V.i:: ave. 0.08, phi 0.18; ?diacritical dots on the last Ι of last word. Row V.ii: rough and shallow, ave. 0.02. iii: 0.06-0.08. Row V.iii: 0.06-0.08.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 19.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Row K published by Roueché, ALA 179, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 692 ; all Roueché, PPA 45.3.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007).. This edition Roueché (2007).
A
i
(Design, type 3Rows1)
ii
(Design, type 3Rows1)
J
1 vac. | ΝΤ vac.
K
1 | [···]Ι̣Ι̣Ι̣Ι̣Βενέ| vac. |
2| vacat |των vac. |
3 | Αὐρ[··] Λ̣ Λ̣Ο | Ι̣ Ι̣ΕΝΙΩΝ |
O
(Design, type C2.)
P
i
1τ|ό|π̣(ος)
ii
(Design, type C.2)
T
(Design, type H.4)
U
(Design, 3Rows1)
V
i
1τόπος | Ἀνδρονικοῦ | [τ]οῦ κ̣αὶ | Φοιβ̣ε̣ρ̣ίου
ii
1 Νικᾷ τύ -
2 χη Ι̣ vac.
iii
1τόπ(ος)
iv
v
(Design, type 3Rows1.)
X
(Design, type S.3.)
A
i
(Design, type 3Rows1)
ii
(Design, type 3Rows1)
J
1     ΝΤ     
K
1[···]····ΒΕΝΕ     
2          ΤΩΝ     
3ΑΥΡ[··]··Ο··ΕΝΙΩΝ
O
(Design, type C2.)
P
i
1ΤΟ·
ii
(Design, type C.2)
T
(Design, type H.4)
U
(Design, 3Rows1)
V
i
1ΤΟΠΟΣΑΝΔΡΟΝΙΚΟΥ[·]ΟΥ·ΑΙΦΟΙ···ΙΟΥ
ii
1ΝΙΚΑΤΥ
2ΧΗ·   
iii
1ΤΟΠ
iv
v
(Design, type 3Rows1.)
X
(Design, type S.3.)
<div type="textpart_section" n="A" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
Design, type 3Rows1
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type 3Rows1
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="J" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig >
ΝΤ
</orig>
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="K" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ΙΙΙΙ
</unclear>
Βενέ
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<lb n="2" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="10" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
των
<space extent="5" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<lb n="3" />
<milestone unit="block" />
Αὐρ
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
ο
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
ενιων
<milestone unit="block" />
</orig>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="O" >
<note>
Design, type C2.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="P" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
τ
<milestone unit="block" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
π
</unclear>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ος
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type C.2
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="T" >
<note>
Design, type H.4
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="U" >
<note>
Design, 3Rows1
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="V" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
τόπος
<milestone unit="block" />
Ἀνδρονικοῦ
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
τ
</supplied>
οῦ
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
αὶ
<milestone unit="block" />
Φοι
<unclear reason="damage" >
β
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ε
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
ίου
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Νικᾷ
τύ
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
χη
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="iii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
τόπ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ος
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="iv" >
<ab>
<note>
Design, type 3Rows4, divided by central circle with a central dot.
</note>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="v" >
<note>
Design, type 3Rows1.
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="X" >
<note>
Design, type S.3.
</note>
</div>

Apparatus

Row P: The third letter may be a monogram, serving as an abbreviation - either of the last letters of topos, or of the following word.

Translation:

Row K: (Place of) Blues. (Place of) Aurelius or of the Aurelii [...] nii.

Row P: Place of [ -

Row V.i: Place of Andronikos, also called Phoeberios

Row V.ii: (The) fortune wins

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row K (1975)
 Row K (1975)
Row P.i, left end (1977)
 Row P.i, left end (1977)
Row V.i, left end (1975)
 Row V.i, left end (1975)
Row V.i, right end (1975)
 Row V.i, right end (1975)
Row V.ii (1975)
 Row V.ii (1975)
Row V.iii (1975)
 Row V.iii (1975)
Row V.iv (1975)
 Row V.iv (1975)

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