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T.537. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade, with T.535, T.536, T.537, T.538, T.539, T.540, T.541.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.28 x h: 0.30) to the left of the door, below T.538.
Letters:

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV, South side. First recorded in 1944.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ζ´ Π̣αῦ-
νι ιη´
Ἰοά-
νης
5Ἰοάνους
(ἐτῶν) θ̣´

Diplomatic

L Ζ.ΑΥ
ΝΙΙΗ
ΙΟΑ
ΝΗΣ
5ΙΟΑΝΟΥΣ
L .

German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) 7, 18.Paüni, Johanes des Johanes, 9 (Jahre)

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 7, Payni 18, Ioanes (scil. son) of Ioanes, aged 9.

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography: Reynolds, 1957 in SEG 16.903, PHI 324386; Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983 55.e, whence SEG 33.1507, PHI 324682.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. At left of door: T.539 above T.538 above T.537. Above the door, from left, T.536, T.535. To the right of the door, just visible, T.540 and T.541 (Reynolds XII.3)