Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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96. Prayer of donor

Description

Monument: Two joining blue-grey marble fragments (0.15 × 0.195 × 0.20), from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering inwards. The underside has been left rough. Resembles 92, 93, 94, 95.
Text: Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
Letters: 0.03-0.035; square.
Date: Fifth/sixth century (location, lettering).

Text

[...] Κ(ύρι)ε ὁ θ(εό)ς το[...]

Translation

[...] Lord, the God [...]

Photographs

Face (1972)

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Commentary

See discussion at VII.10.

For the history of the Temple-Church see VII.4.

Locations

Found: Temple-Church: stray find.
Original: Temple-Church: ?Crowning the chancel barrier.
Last Recorded: Museum.

History

Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 96 and plate xxiv, whence PHI 652.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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