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P.260. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb.
Text: Inscribed on the façade above the door within a sunk panel (w: 0.31 x h: 0.49) whose surface is badly worn and pitted.
Letters: Second to third century CE; 0.03; square sigma, cursive omega, S-shaped Digamma. In line 5, L for ἔτους; superscript bars above the figures in lines 1, 5, and above in line 5; probably several hands.

Date: Second to third centuries CE

Findspot: Ptolemais: Quarry I.c, east side; first recorded in 1963
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

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(ἔτους) ζ´ Παχὼν ε̣´ Ἑρμο-
γενε̣[ία? c. 5] Ἰουλ-
( vac. 3)[ίου?]
[---]Τ̣ΑΣ̣
5 ( vac. 3)[---]
[---]Ω[.]Ν
(ἔτους) [c. 5] ιϛ´ ( vac. 3)
ΤΑ̣ [---] Ι̣ΚϚΓ ((stop)) ( vac. 3)
Π̣Ε̣Τ[c. 4]διοϲ Γει- ( vac. 1)
10 ( vac. 3)ι̣ου [..]ΟϹ ( vac. 3)

Diplomatic

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L ΖΠΑΧΩΝ.ΕΡΜΟ
ΓΕΝ.[..·····]ΙΟΥΛ
      [...]
[---].Α.
5      [---]
[---]Ω[·]Ν
L [·····]ΙϚ      
Τ.[---].ΚϚΓ       
..Τ[····]ΔΙΟϹΓΕΙ-   
10      .ΟΥ[··]ΟϹ      

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 7, Pachon 5, Hermogeneia (scil. daughter) of Julius [ . . .] Year ? [ . . ?month] 16,[ . . . ]dios (scil. son) of ?Geios [ . . ..

Commentary

Line 8: There seems to be a figure here but what survives makes no obvious sense.

Line 9: Perhaps [Τι(βέριος) Κλαύ]διος.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face (Joyce Reynolds, Tolmeita I. 41)