Description: A loose block (w: 0.49 × h: 0.72 × d: 0.33), whose upper left corner is lost. The face is smooth except for a rough rectangular area between i and ii. The upper and lower edges are drafted

Text: i: at upper edge of block; ii: across lower part of block.

Letters: i. rough and badly aligned, but deeply cut; lunate; 0.03-0.04. ii: Standard forms, lightly cut, irregular, and badly aligned. Several letters in line 1 are cut with a double outline; 0.035-0.04

Date: First to sixth century CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre: stage, skene frons, fifth stage room from north, loose; the block originally formed part of the north wall of the doorway to Room 5, further in than 8.18 and 8.19

Original location: Theatre, stage buildings

Last recorded location: Museum

English translation

Translation source: Roueché, PPA

(i): Equipment of Iulianos, neaniskologus.

(ii): Equipment of Bassos, victor in the Asian games, and gymnasiarch.

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. .

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