Description: White marble seating along the edge of pool.

Text: Inscribed roughly on the upper face. i: Beside the design (w: 0.017 × h: 0.019). ii: Texts are cut outside the design (w: 0.051 × h: 0.071), which has circles, diam.0.11, on the dividing line: a. Along east edge. b. Along north edge; the text apparently continued on an adjacent block, now lost. c. Along west edge. d. Along south edge. iii: CC.7, diam: 0.61, with a cross on the central circle; the text is written in two adjacent segments, a and b

Letters: i: shallow letters, 0.05(ο) - 0.07; cursive mu, lunate sigma. ii.a very worn, ave. 0.04. ii.b deeper letters, ave. 0.06; lunate sigma. ii.c: 0.035. ii.d: 0.04, lunate sigma (very unclear). iii: very faint, 0.02-0.05.

Date: Second-tenth century CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Place of Palms/South Agora, Pool: i. On block on the south side, towards the west. ii. On block on the south side of the pool, at the centre. iii. On the block to the east of ii. iv. To east of iii.

Original location: Place of Palms/South Agora, Pool

Last recorded location: Findspot (1990)

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2024

ii, b and d: ? The Fortune of Eusebios prevails

iii: Eusebi(o)s buggers/buggered Doulkiti(o)s.

English translation

Translation source: IAph2007

i: (? Place of) Marinos

ii.b: The fortune triumphs [ of ? . .. ii.d: Eusebios

iii: [ . . .] of Doulkitianos

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