Description: Sandstone
blocks, too high to measure, in the North Tower of the West Gate,
inscribed, while in their present position, on the South wall with
P.17,
P.18,
P.19,
P.20,
P.21,
P.22,
P.23,
P.24.
Text: The raised central area of a block immediately to the right of P.20; the two names appear to have been lightly erased.
Letters: Lunate sigma.
Date: First century BCE to first century CE
Findspot:
Ptolemais:
West Gate, North tower, south wall.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
English translation
Translation by: Editors
. . . ] friend of Aialan.
Commentary
For this group of texts see commentary on P.1.
Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).