Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

2.1. Painted texts

Description: White marble building blocks.

Text: Painted in red on the face of several separate blocks; a and two other examples are upside down. The position of a shows that these texts were not intended for display here, and were presumably covered with plaster when the building was in use

Letters: 0.07-0.013.

Date: Undateable

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Bouleuterion/Odeon, on the west face of the outer walls

Original location: Bouleuterion/Odeon

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

a
προβατα̣
b
προβατα̣
c
ΠΡΟΒΑΒΑΤΟΥ
d
προβ[ά]τα̣
e
π[ρ]ο[βατα?]

Diplomatic

a
ΠΡΟΒΑΤ.
b
ΠΡΟΒΑΤ.
c
ΠΡΟΒΑΒΑΤΟΥ
d
ΠΡΟΒ[.]Τ.
e
Π[.]Ο[....]

Apparatus

Chaniotis recorded 12 examples. Illegible traces of paint appear on several more blocks, as well as occasional single letters some of which were cut and not painted.
a: Προβάτο[υ] Reynolds, 2008b, IAph2007, whence LGPN V5b-11957; προβατα (Chaniotis) SEG
b: Προβάτου Reynolds, 2008b, IAph2007, whence LGPN V5b-11957; προβατα (Chaniotis) SEG
d: Προβ[ά]το[υ] Reynolds, 2008b, IAph2007, whence LGPN V5b-11957; προβ[α]τα (Chaniotis) SEG
e: Π[ρ]ο[βάτου?] Reynolds, 2008b, IAph2007, whence LGPN V5b-11957; π[ρ]ο[βατα (Chaniotis) SEG

English translation

Translation source: SEG

Probata (i.e. Latin 'approved')

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

? Of Probatos

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition

Publication: Reynolds, 2008b 6, whence SEG 58.1162 , IAph2007 2.1; Chaniotis, 2008a 68, whence SEG 58.1181 , Chaniotis, 2011 199, whence SEG 61.847 .

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