10.28. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 29

Description:
Stadium seats.
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row H: across entire row. Row P: at west end. Row R: at west end. Row S: across row. Row T: on one seat. Row AA: across row.
Letters:
Row H: 0.30. Row P: No measurements. Row R: 0.04-0.05. Row S: 0.055-0.075. Row T: 0.10-0.16. Row AA: 0.06-0.07.
Date:
Second-sixth century A.D. (context).
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 29.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 45.33.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007). This edition Roueché (2007).
H
1 steps | [Ἀ] | τ̣ | τ | άλ̣ | ο | υ | σ̣|υ|[ν]|κ̣|λ̣|η̣τ|ι̣κ(οῦ) |
P
1 [·· ? ··] | Ι̣Α | vac. | Λ̣ΗΙ | steps
2 | Ρ | steps
R
1[·· ? ··] | Ο̣ | [·] | [·] | Ἐ | π̣ | ιγ | όν | [ου] | [··] | steps
S
1 steps | vac. | Ἀ | πο | λλ | ω | νί | ου | ΕΙ | (5 seats) | Η palm | (steps)
T
1 | ΖΒΙ | (two seats) | steps
V
(Traces of letters)
X
(Traces of letters)
AA
1 steps | [··] | [·] Ν | [·] | τ[ο]|νί|κη| Σ̣ π palm υ(κτοῦ) | [·] Α | ν | ου | (4 seats) | steps
H
1 steps [·]·ΤΑ·ΟΥ·Υ[·]···Τ·Κ
P
1[ - - - ]·Α   ·ΗΙ steps
2Ρ steps
R
1[ - - - ]·[·][·]Ε·ΙΓΟΝ[··][··] steps
S
1 steps    ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥΕΙ(5 seats)Η palm (steps)
T
1ΖΒΙ(two seats) steps
V
(Traces of letters)
X
(Traces of letters)
AA
1 steps [··][·]Ν[·]Τ[·]ΝΙΚΗ·Π palm Υ[·]ΑΝΟΥ(4 seats) steps
<div type="textpart_section" n="H" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἀ
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
τ
<milestone unit="block" />
ά
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
ο
<milestone unit="block" />
υ
<milestone unit="block" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
υ
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ν
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
κ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
η
</unclear>
τ
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
κ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
οῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<milestone unit="block" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="P" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
α
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
ηι
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
<lb n="2" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ρ
</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" dim="left" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
Ἐ
<milestone unit="block" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
π
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
ιγ
<milestone unit="block" />
όν
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ου
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="S" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<milestone unit="block" />
Ἀ
<milestone unit="block" />
πο
<milestone unit="block" />
λλ
<milestone unit="block" />
ω
<milestone unit="block" />
νί
<milestone unit="block" />
ου
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ει
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
5 seats
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
η
</orig>
<g type="palm" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
steps
</note>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="T" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ζβι
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
two seats
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="V" >
<note>
Traces of letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="X" >
<note>
Traces of letters
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="AA" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="2" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ν
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<milestone unit="block" />
τ
<supplied reason="lost" >
ο
</supplied>
<milestone unit="block" />
νί
<milestone unit="block" />
κη
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
σ
</unclear>
</orig>
<expan>
<abbr>
π
<g type="palm" />
υ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κτοῦ
</supplied>
</expan>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<unclear reason="undefined" >
Α
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
ν
<milestone unit="block" />
ου
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
4 seats
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<g type="steps" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

Row T, The lunate sign in front of Π is slightly raised, looking like an abbreviation mark.

Translation:

Row H: (Place) of Attalos, senator.

Row R: (Place of) Epigonos.

Row S: (Place) of Apollonios EI[... ].

Row T: ?mention of a victorious boxer?

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row P (1988)
 Row P (1988)
Row R (1988)
 Row R (1988)
Row R (1988)
 Row R (1988)
Row S, left end (1977)
 Row S, left end (1977)
Row S (1977)
 Row S (1977)
Row S (1977)
 Row S (1977)
Row S (1977)
 Row S (1977)
Row T (1975)
 Row T (1975)
Row AA, central blocks (1977)
 Row AA, central blocks (1977)

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