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T.496. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade, with T.495, T.496, T.497, T.498, T.499, T.500, T.501, T.502, T.503, T.504, T.505, T.506, T.507, T.508, T.509, T.510, T.511, T.512, T.513, T.514, T.515; there are also a number of illegible panels.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.28 x h: 0.21) above the door, to the right of T.495, to the left of T.497.
Letters: 0.042; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV, South wall.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ιθ´ Ἁθὺρ
κη´ Δωσί-
θεος Ἀρισ-
τεύς (ἐτῶν) ιδ´

Diplomatic

L ΙΘΑΘΥΡ
ΚΗΔΩΣΙ
ΘΕΟΣΑΡΙΣ
ΤΕΥΣ L ΙΔ

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Anno 19, Hathyr 28. Dositeo di Aristeo, di anni 14.

German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) 19, 28.Hathyr, Dositheos des Aristes, 14 (Jahre)

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 19, Hathyr 28, Dositheos (scil. son) of Aristes, aged 14.

Commentary

Line 1: Since T.497 indicates a first century date, the regnal year should refer to Augustus (12/11 BCE) or Tiberius (CE 32/33).

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 418 (292, La.XV.11.12), p.226, whence SEG 9.681; Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983, 52.b.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. View of the façade. From left: First group: T.489, T.490, T.491, T.492, ?T.493, ? T.494; second group: T.499 above T.498 above T.495 and T.496, T.500 above T.497, T.501 above T.502, T.503, T.504, T.505, T.506, T.507, T.509 above T.510 above T.511, T.515 aboveT.514 above T.513 above T.512. (Reynolds XII.9)

   Fig. 2. T.496 (part), T.497, T.502, T.503, T.504, T.505, T.506, T.507, T.510, T.511, T.512, T.513 (Reynolds NS.X.34)