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P.278. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb.
Text: Inscribed on the façade, to the right of the door within a tabella ansata outlined by incised line (w: 0.835 x h: 0.425).
Letters: First-second century, clear and well cut: 0.045 – 0.05; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν; square sigma for digamma; superscript bar above the numerals.

Date: First to second centuries CE

Findspot: Ptolemais: Quarry II.i, south wall; found in 1825.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) β´ Παοινί κβ´ ἐτελ[ε]ύτησε
Κλαῦδις Δράκων [(ἐτῶν)] κδ´ μη-
νῶν γ´ ἁμερᾶν ιε´
(ἔτους) ϛ´ Ἁθὺρ κε´ ἐτελεύτη̣σ̣ε
5Κλαῦδις Ἀχίλλας (ἐτῶν) κδ´
μηνῶν β̣´ ἁμερᾶν ε´

Diplomatic

L ΒΠΑΟΙΝΙΚΒΕΤΕΛ[.]ΥΤΗΣΕ
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΣΔΡΑΚΩΝ[]ΚΔΜΗ
ΝΩΝΓΑΜΕΡΑΝΙΕ
L ϚΑΘΥΡΚΕΕΤΕΛΕΥΤ..Ε
5ΚΛΑΥΔΙΣΑΧΙΛΛΑΣ L ΚΔ
ΜΗΝΩΝ.ΑΜΕΡΑΝΕ

Apparatus

1: ΕΤΕΑ Pacho, 1827; ἐτελ CIG, Vol.III
4: ΑΟΥΡ Pacho, 1827; Ἁθὺρ CIG, Vol.III ; ΕΥΤ..Ε Pacho, 1827; εύτ[ησ]ε CIG, Vol.III
5: ΑΧΙΛΑΑΣLΥΔ Pacho, 1827; Ἀχιλ[λ]ᾶς L [κ]δ´ CIG, Vol.III
6: Ρ Pacho, 1827; Β CIG, Vol.III

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 2, Payni 22, Klaudis (i.e. Claudios) Drakon ended his life, aged 24 years 3 months and 15 days.

Year 6, Hathyr 25, Klaudis (i.e. Claudios) Achillas ended his life, aged 24 years, 2 months and 5 days.

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography: Copied by Beechey, whence Thorn, 2006 290 IX, whence SEG 56.2036; published by Pacho, 1827 LXXVIII (printed as LXXIX) and Letronne, p. 403, whence CIG, Vol.III, 5198; Masson-Reynolds, 1978, 19 copy by M.Guirand (1895) mentioned.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

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

   Fig. 2. Face (Joyce Reynolds, Tolmeita I. 96)

   Fig. 3. View, with modern graffiti below (Reynolds XII.96.2)


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