Inscriptions of Aphrodisias 2027

10.29. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 28

Description: Stadium seats.

Text: Inscribed on the seats. Row S: across entire row. Row Z: across entire row.

Letters: Row S: 0.15 - 0.20. Row Z: carefully cut, with seriphs; lunate; scroll for abbreviation; 0.12 - 0.18.

Date: Second to sixth centuries CE (context)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stadium seats: block 28.

Original location: Stadium arena

Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

O
(Design type C.2)
S
(steps) | [.] | [.] | [.] | [Ἀ?] | ν̣ | τ | ι | ο̣ | χ | ε | [ί] | ω | ν | (steps)
Z
(steps) | σ̣ | υ | ν | τ | ε | χ | ν | ί | α | ( vac. ) | κ | η | π | ο | υ | ρ(ῶν) | ( vac. ) | (steps)

Diplomatic

O
(Design type C.2)
S
(steps) | [·] | [·] | [·] | [.] | . | Τ | Ι | . | Χ | Ε | [.] | Ω | Ν | (steps)
Z
(steps) | . | Υ | Ν | Τ | Ε | Χ | Ν | Ι | Α |        | Κ | Η | Π | Ο | Υ | Ρ |        | (steps)

Translation

(Row S): [?Place] of ? the people of Antiocheia.

(Row Z): Association of gardeners.

Bibliography

Transcription: New York University expedition

Publication: Roueché, PPA 45.34 , whence PHI PPAphr 45.34.S, PPAphr 45.34.Z ; IAph2007 10.29; see Welch, 1998 549 for numbering.

Images

Fig. 1. Row Z, left end (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 2. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 3. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 4. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 5. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 6. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 7. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 8. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 9. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 10. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 11. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 12. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 13. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 14. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)

Fig. 15. Row Z (M. Roueché, 1977)