Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

10.2. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 2o

Description: Stadium seats.

Text: Inscribed on the seats. Row M: across the row, starting at the north end. Row T: starting at the north end. Row U.i: starting from north end. Row U.ii: w: 0.24 × h: 0.11. Row U.iii: worn and incomplete. Row W: w: 0.56 × h: 0.29, central dividers not cut, and not properly aligned.

Letters: Row M: 0.14-0.23; square sigma. Row T: 0.16- 0.20. Row U.i: 0.11(omicron) - 0.39 (phi).

Date: Second-fifth century CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stadium seats: block 20.

Original location: Stadium arena

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

M
τό | π | οϲ | [.] | [.]Φ[.] | Λ̣ | Ο̣ | Κ̣[.] | Κ̣[.] | Ω̣ | Ν | Ρ̣Ν̣ | ( vac. 3)
N
(Traces of letters)
T
τό | [π] | ο | [ς] | Φ̣Υ̣Λ̣ | Ο̣ | Ρ[---]
U

i
φρ̣ου | μ(ενταρίου?) τό | πο | ϲ ( vac. )
ii
(Design type H.4)
iii
(Design type 3Rows.1)
W
(Design type 3Rows.4)

Diplomatic

M
ΤΟ | Π | ΟϹ | [·] | [·]Φ[·] | . | . | .[·] | .[·] | . | Ν | .. |       
N
(Traces of letters)
T
ΤΟ | [.] | Ο | [.] | ... | . | Ρ[---]
U

i
Φ.ΟΥ | ΜΤΟ | ΠΟ | Ϲ      
ii
(Design type H.4)
iii
(Design type 3Rows.1)
W
(Design type 3Rows.4)

Apparatus

M: The first Κ̣ might be ΙΣ; the second might be Β, Ρ or Φ; the square brackets indicate spaces which may or may not have contained letters.
T: Φ̣ might be Β, Υ̣ might be I.
U.i: φρ̣ου | μ(ενταρίων?) | τό|πο|(ς) Roueché, PPA, IAph2007; φρ̣ου | μ(ενταρίου) τό|πο|ς Chaniotis, 2013

English translation

Translation source: Roueché, PPA

Row M: Place of [ -.

Row T: Place of [ -

Row U: Place of (the) frum(entarii)

English translation

Translation source: Chaniotis, 2013

Row U: The place/seat of the frumentarius

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition

Publication: Roueché, PPA 45.2 , whence PHI PPAphr 45.2, M, PPAphr 45.2, Τ, PPAphr 45.2, U, IAph2007 10.2; see Welch, 1998 549 for numbering; Chaniotis, 2013 155-6 .

Images

Fig. 1. Row M, left end (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 2. Row M (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 3. Row M (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 4. Row M (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 5. Row M, right end (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 6. Row N (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 7. Row T, Row U, left end (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 8. Row T, Row U (M. Roueché, 1975)

Fig. 9. Row T, left end (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 10. Row T (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 11. Row T (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 12. Row T (M. Roueché, 1977)