Description of Monument

Fragments of fresco on plaster. The original design appears to have been a series of circular garlands of green leaves, outlined inside and outside with a sold band; The fragments come from at least three such garlands; fragment iv may well come from the same text as fragment iii.

Description of Text

The lettering is inside the garlands, in red on a white background.

Description of Letters

0.07-0.08, tall and clear; diairetic dots on Ι in iii, line 2, and, apparently, on the second Ι in line 4 of ii; three dots as a stop in ii, 1ine 3; abbreviation: ΙΝΔ with a comma hanging from delta, Ο with Υ above.

Date

AD 583 or AD 491 - 518 (emperors).

Edition Two joining fragments, with garland at both sides. λδ νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τοῦ βασιλέως· νικᾷ ἡ τύχη τῆς δεσποίνης· τοῦ νέου Θεοδοσίου πολ λὰ τὰ ἔτη Fragment with trace of garland at lower right edge. λιιου πολλὰ τὰ ἔτη· υἱὲ θεοῦ ζωὴν ]αὐτῷ νικᾷ ἡ πίστις τῶν Χριστιανῶν Fragment without any trace of garland. ἐπὶ ο πατρός, ἰνδικτίωνος ρασ ιλ Fragment showing upper right corner of garland. ι υ λ

Translation

i. The fortune of the emperor triumphs! The fortune of the empress triumphs! Many years for the new Theodosius!

ii. Many years ! Son of God, grant him life! The faith of the Christians triumphs!

iii. this work was done under O, pater, in the indiction

Commentary

See discussion at V.26, VI.47.

Found

Hadrianic Baths: tepidarium.

Original Location

Findspot.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962, removed in 1966-7: 67.102 and 473 (together, 61.i), 69.471 (61.ii), 69.470 (61.iii). 69.472 (61.iv).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, no. 61.i-iv, whence 843, 844, 628 and 894.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

i: Left part (1977)

i: Right part (1977)

i: Together (1977)

i: Left part, on excavation (1967)

ii: Face (1977)

ii: Face (1977)

iii: Face (1977)

iv: Face (1977)

Category of Text

acclamation; imperial

Category of Monument

wall plaster.