Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

8.7. Acclamation for Ourania

Description: A white marble building block (w: 1. 15 × h: 0. 66 × d: 0. 30), broken at right

Text: Inscribed along the centre of the block

Letters: Lightly scratched, but fairly regular; square sigma, standard alpha, 0.03-0.04.

Date: First – sixth century CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre: Theatre field depot

Original location: Theatre: precise location uncertain

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

Πᾶσα νίκη τῇ κύρᾳ Οὐρανίᾳ [.]Ο[..]

Diplomatic

ΠΑΣΑΝΙΚΗΤΗΚΥΡΑΟΥΡΑΝΙΑ[·]Ο[··]

Apparatus

1: The superscript o might well be from the standard abbreviation for τόπος.

English translation

Translation source: Roueché, PPA

All victory to the Lady Ourania !

Commentary

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition

Publication: Roueché, PPA 5 , whence PHI PPAphr 5; IAph2007 8.7.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)