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T.548. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade with texts T.547, T.548, T.549.
Text: Inscribed within a gabled panel (w: 0.30 x h: 0.26) outlined in relief; to the left of T.547.
Letters: 0.04; square sigma; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: April 13, CE 71

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

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ρα´ Φαρμ-
οθὶ ιη´
Μεγόι Ἰά̣λ-
μιοϲ (ἐτῶν) αι´

Diplomatic

L ΡΑΦΑΡΜ
ΟΘΙΙΗ
ΜΕΓΟΙΙ.Λ
ΜΙΟϹ L ΑΙ

Apparatus

1: ρδ : ΙΑ Gray, 1956 corrected by Reynolds in SEG 16.
2: Gray adds Μ at end, correctly SEG 16
4: LΜ Gray, 1956 corrected by Reynolds in SEG 16.

English translation

Translation source: Gray, 1956

Year 11, Pharmuthi 18th, ?, ?, aged 40.

German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) 101, 18.Pharmuthi, Megoi des Jalmis, 11 (Jahre)

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 101, Pharmouthi 18, Megoi (scil. daughter) of Ialmis, aged 11.

Commentary

In lines 3-4 Gray transcribed the names correctly, but could not interpret them.

Bibliography: Gray, 1956, 14, whence, with readings from J. Reynolds, SEG 16.895, PHI 324378; Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983 56.b, whence SEG 33.1508, PHI 324683.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: T.549, T.548 T.547 (Reynolds XII.37)

   Fig. 2. From left: T.548 T.547 (Reynolds XIII.17)

   Fig. 3. Detail (Joyce Reynolds)