Description: Stadium seats.
Text: Inscribed on the seats. Row J: on a seat in the middle of the row. Row K: in the middle of the row. Row P.i: starting at west end. Row V.i: starting on second seat from west end. Row V.ii: on one seat, at right angles to front edge. Row V.iii: on one seat, at east end. Designs: Row P.ii: diam: 0.46. Row T: w: 0.24 × h: 0.15, very rough. Row U: w: 0.53 × h: 0.55, incomplete. Row V.iii: w: 0.17 × h: 0.15. Row V.iv: w: 0.46 × h: 0.55, incomplete. Row V.v: unfinished, w: 0.60 × h: 0.53, incomplete. Row X: w: 0.21 × h: 0.15.
Letters: ave. 0.08, phi 0.18; ?diacritical dots on the last I of last word. Row J: 0.08. Row K: 0.08-0.15; different hands in line 1-2, and line 3. Row V.i: ave. 0.08, phi 0.18; ?diacritical dots on the last Ι of last word. Row V.ii: rough and shallow, ave. 0.02. iii: 0.06-0.08. Row V.iii: 0.06-0.08.
Date: Second-sixth century CE (context)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stadium seats: block 19.
Original location: Stadium arena
Last recorded location: Findspot
P.i: The third letter may be a monogram, serving as an abbreviation - either of the last letters of topos, or of the following word.
Row K: (Place of) Blues. (Place of) Aurelius or of the Aurelii [...] nii.
Row P: Place of [ -
Row V.i: Place of Andronikos, also called Phoeberios
Row V.ii: (The) fortune wins
Row V.iii: Place of [ -
Transcription: New York University expedition
Publication: Row K published by Roueché, ALA 179 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 692 ; all Roueché, PPA 45.3 , whence PHI PPAphr 45.3, J, PPAphr 45.3, K, PPAphr 45.3, P, PPAphr 45.3, V.1, PPAphr 45.3, V.2, PPAphr 45.3, V.3, IAph2007 10.3; see Welch, 1998 549 for numbering.
Fig. 1. Row K (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 2. Row P.i, left end (M. Roueché, 1977)
Fig. 3. Row V.i, left end (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 4. Row V.i, right end (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 5. Row V.ii (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 6. Row V.iii (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 7. Row V.iv (M. Roueché, 1975)