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T.463. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb, still partly buried, inscribed on the façade with T.462, T.463, T.464 and T.465.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.23 x h: 0.18+) to the left of the door, below and left of T.462.
Letters: 0.06, cursive omega, L for ἔτους.

Date: 95/96 CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV, south side.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ιε´ Μυρ-
τὼ Ἀνδ-
( vac. 1) {δ}ροσ-
[θένους]
5[(ἐτῶν) .]

Diplomatic

L ΙΕΜΥΡ
ΤΩΑΝΔ
  ΔΡΟΣ
[......]
5[·]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Year 15, Myrto (scil. daughter) of Andros[thenes, aged . . .

Commentary

Year 15; since all texts associated with this tomb are similar, though not identical hands, and T.462 is dated by the Actian era in the reign of Domitian, this is likely to be the 15th year of Domitian = CE 95-96.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. T.462, with T.463 below, left (Joyce Reynolds, NS.IX.3)

   Fig. 2. T.462, with T.463 below, left (Joyce Reynolds, NS.IX.4)