Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

8.19. Place inscription of Bassos; invocation

Description: Wall of doorway to stage room.

Text: Below 8.18, on another smoothed area. There are apparent traces of previous lettering which has been erased. The second line of script is far shallower, and is cut on the very edge of the smoothed area.

Letters: Rough, lunate lettering, 0.03-0.05

Date: First to sixth century CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre: stage, skene frons, fifth stage room from north, doorway, on the north wall

Original location: Theatre, stage buildings

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

Βάϲϲο( vac. 1)υ Λ ( vac. 3)
( vac. 1 line)
τῷ κυρ̣ί̣ῳ̣

Diplomatic

ΒΑϹϹΟ  ΥΛ      
     vacat
ΤΩΚΥ...

English translation

Translation source: Roueché, PPA

Of Bassos. ...? to the Lord.

Commentary

One of the group of inscriptions, apparently by performers, at the doorways of the rooms on the stage front: 8.8, 8.9, 8.104, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.20, 8.21, 8.22. .

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition

Publication: Roueché, PPA 1.5.ii, whence PHI PPAphr 1.5.ii; IAph2007 8.19.

Images

Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1972)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1976)