Description: White marble doric half-column, supporting stage architrave.
Text: Scratched: a: on the east face, b: cut into the fluting on the west. c, on the south face.
Letters: c: lightly cut letters, 0.02-0.03
Date: Third to fifth century CE (context, lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre: portico across stage, eleventh column from south.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot
Commentary
One of a series of inscriptions on the columns supporting the architrave on the stage (which carries 8.1): 8.89, 8.98, 8.90, 8.91, 8.92, 8.93, 8.94, 8.95, 8.96, 8.97 . All the inscriptions are on the stage side of the columns, and were presumably only visible to those using the stage.
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition
Publication: Roueché, PPA 6.11 , whence PHI PPAphr 6.11; IAph2007 8.95.
Images
Fig. 1. View of stage columns (M. Roueché, 1985)
Fig. 2. a, east face (M. Roueché, 1976)
Fig. 3. b, south face (M. Roueché, 1976)