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T.276. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade beside the door within a number of panels, with T.276, T.277, T.278, T.279, T.280, T.281 and others too worn to read.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.25 x h: 0.21) to the left of the door.
Letters: First century CE; 0.035; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: 29 May 83 CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry West VII, south wall of the dromos; first recorded in 1911.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ργι´ Παῦ-
νι δ´
Σε̣λ̣ανία
Δημητ[ρ-]
5ίω (ἐτῶν) κγ´

Diplomatic

L ΡΓΙΠΑΥ
ΝΙΔ
Σ..ΑΝΙΑ
ΔΗΜΗΤ[.-]
5ΙΩ L ΚΓ

Apparatus

1: ΛΡΓΙΣΙΑΥ Robinson, 1913
2: ΑΙΔ Robinson, 1913 ; ΞΛ Ν, Robinson, 1913
4: ΔΗΜΙΙΙ Robinson, 1913
5: LΚΓ Robinson, 1913

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Year 113, Payni 4, Selania (scil. daughter) of Demetrios, aged 23.

Commentary

Robinson suggested: L ργ΄ [Χο]ιὰ[κ α΄ Ἰδ[ομενε]ύ[ς] Δημ[ητρίου] L κγ΄

Bibliography: Robinson, 1913, from De Cou, 114
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Text (Joyce Reynolds, Tocra IV.4.26A, NS.V.38)