Description: Six blue-grey marble fragments, h: 0.135 × d: 0.21, from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering inwards. The underside has been left rough. a: w: 0.375; b: w: 0.61; c: two joining pieces, w: 0.35; d: w: 0.28; e: similar profile. but perhaps different lettering, w: 0.25. Resembles 1.12, 1.13, 1.15, 1.16.
Text: Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
Letters: 0.025; square epsilon and sigma in a, b and d, lunate in e.
Date: Fifth/sixth century . (location, lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Temple/Church: Sector T.XV; Temenos, Sector iv, str. I; three stray finds.
Original location: Temple/Church: ?crowning the bema/chancel barrier.
Last recorded location: Museum.
English translation
Translation source: ALA 2004
a. Anastasios [---]
b. [---] on behalf of myself and my household.
c. [to?] the household of An[astasios?]
d. [---] archangel. Prayer [---]
e. Lord [help? ---]
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition 62.202, 62.203, 63.602, 65.55 and unnumbered.
Publication: Roueché, ALA 94 and plate xxiv whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 650, ALA 2004 94; IAph2007 1.14.
