Description of Monument
White marble steps.
Description of Text
Cut on upper face, each next to a gameboard: i. A board,
H.4, deeply cut, (0.13 × 0.28). ii. To the west of i, a mill game,
SSS.1 (0.26 × 0.27); iii. To the west of this, two concentric squares,
apparently cut for an uncompleted board, type SSS.1 or 2 (0.181 ×0.186).
Description of Letters
i: roughly cut letters, with broad trenches, 0.03-0.04; ii, roughly cut,
0.07; iii, 0.03-0.04.
Date
Fourth-fifth century or later (names).
Edition
Νηκήτας
Μηχαήλ
Ζερκούνης
Μιχαήλ
Apparatus
i and ii published as a single text in ALA, without i.
Translation
i: Nicetas ii. Michael iii. Zerkounes. Michael
Found
Temple-Church; temenos: top step up to south colonnade,
towards east end: see plan 5.
Original Location
Findspot.
Last Recorded Location
Findspot.
History of Recording
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography
i and ii published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 217 and plate xliv, whence PHI 596; i,
ii and iii published by Roueché, Gameboards 10.
Text Constituted From
Transcription (Roueché).
Category of Text
names; gameboard
Category of Monument
steps gameboard