136. Invocation Charlotte M. Roueché 2003

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Description of Monument

The lower right corner of a large plain white marble block (0.23 × 0.65 × 0.13).

Description of Text

Inscribed on the face.

Description of Letters

Av. 0.08, omicron 0.03.

Date

Fifth-sixth century or later (content).

Edition ειιιοι Κύριε βοήθι
Translation Lord, help.
Commentary

See discussion at VIII.15.

Found

Theatre.

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1970 (70.228).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 136, and plate xxxiii whence PHI 772.

Text Constituted From

Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché).

Photographs

Face (1977)

Category of Text

prayer/invocation.

Category of Monument

masonry block.