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T.486. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade with T.483, T.484, T.485 and T.486.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.24 x h: 0.35) to the right of T.483.
Letters: 0.03; square sigma; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: First century CE

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

Interpretive

(ἔτους) [Φαμε?-]
ν̣ὸ̣[θ? .] Σέ-
κ[ονδο]ϲ̣
Ϲεκ̣[ό]ν̣δ-
5α̣ϲ̣ (ἐτῶν) ιϛ´

Diplomatic

L [....-]
..[.·]ΣΕ
Κ[....].
ϹΕ.[.].Δ
5.. L ΙϚ

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Year ? [Phame]no[th ?], Sekondos (i.e. Secundus) (scil. son) of Sekonda (i.e. Secunda), aged 16.

Commentary

Line 1-2: Perhaps a date in the month Phamenoth (February/March).

Line 4: Apparently a matronymic.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

None available (2020).