216. ?Sewer cover

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Description

Monument: Three fragments, which join, of a circular white marble panel (0.42 × 0.37 × 0.055), of which the upper edge survives.
Text: Inscribed across the face.
Letters: The letters are outstandingly irregular, varying from 0.04 to 0.08, and it is difficult even to determine their proper order. Cursive sigma, very ornate pi. ΟΥ in ligature, double line above letter as abbreviation.
Date: ?Late imperial.

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	ωτζη
	λάπης α
	[...]τσλ[.]
	[...]σιωι[.]
5	[...]γ (?)τ(οῦ) τ(?)[.]
	[...]θκδ[..]
	[...]σ[...]
	[...]

Translation

[...] of filth [...]

Photographs

Assembled (1985)

Commentary

See discussion at XI.22.

Locations

Found: Stray finds.
Original: Unknown.
Last Recorded: Museum.

History

Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1969 and 1985 (69. 88).
Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 216 and plate xlv. Not in PHI.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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