IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

P.240. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb, inscribed with P.240 and P.241.
Text: Inscribed on the façade, to the left of P.241. Sunk rectangular panel with double triangles above (w: 0.39 x h: 0.76): lines 1, 2 within the triangles, line 3, on the moulding, lines4-11 withinin the panel.
Letters: 0.025-0.03; lunate epsilon, cursive omega.

Date: First - third century CE

Findspot: Ptolemais: Quarry I.b.i, west wall; first recorded in 1825.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

i
[(ἔτους)] η´ Φαωφὶ κ´
Ϲουφήναϲ
Ἀ[λ]εξάνδ̣ρ̣ω̣ (ἐτῶν) ν´
ii
(ἔτους) η´ Τυβὶ ιβ´ Ἐλένη
Ἀθηναίου (ἐτῶν) μ´
(ἔτους) ι´ Ϲουφήναϲ
Ἀθήνα (ἐτῶν) α´
iii
(ἔτους) ιβ´ Ἁθὺρ γκ´
Κλευπὶν
Ϲουφήνα
( vac. 1) (ἐτῶν) λε´

Diplomatic

i
[]ΗΦΑΩΦΙΚ
ϹΟΥΦΗΝΑϹ
Α[.]ΕΞΑΝ... L Ν
ii
L ΗΤΥΒΙΙΒΕΛΕΝΗ
ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ L Μ
L ΙϹΟΥΦΗΝΑϹ
ΑΘΗΝΑ L Α
iii
L ΙΒΑΘΥΡΓΚ
ΚΛΕΥΠΙΝ
ϹΟΥΦΗΝΑ
   L ΛΕ

Apparatus

i.3: ΑΛΕΞΛΝΑΙΟΞΝ Pacho, 1827; Ἀλεξ[ά]νδρο[υ L] α΄ CIG, Vol.III
ii.1: LΗΤΙΟΤΙΚΕςΕΝΗ Pacho, 1827; L η΄[Φαωφ]ὶ κ΄ Ἑ[λ]ένη CIG, Vol.III
ii.2: At end: _Α Pacho, 1827; L α΄ CIG, Vol.III
ii.3: LΓ Pacho, 1827
ii.4: ΑΕΚΝ LΑ Pacho, 1827; Α[θη]ν[αίου] L α΄ CIG, Vol.III
iii.1: ΑΟΥΡΓΕ Pacho, 1827; Ἀ[θ]ὺρ [ι]ε΄ CIG, Vol.III
iii.4: L Ε Pacho, 1827; L ε΄ CIG, Vol.III

English translation

Translation by: Editors

(i) Year 8, Phaophi 20, Souphenas (scil. son) of Alexander, aged 50.

(ii) Year 8, Tybi 12 (January 7), Helene (scil. daughter) of Athenaios, aged 40.Year 10, Souphenas (scil. son) of Athenas aged 1.

(iii) Year 12, Hathyr 23, Kleupin (scil. daughter) of Souphena, aged 35.

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography: Pacho, 1827 pl. LXXV, whence CIG, Vol.III, 5234
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Transcription (1827, Pacho, plate LXXV)

   Fig. 2. P.240, with P.241 below right (Joyce Reynolds, Tolmeita I. 82)


Full EpiDoc XML