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T.553. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade with texts T.550, T.551, T.552, T.553, T.554, T.555, T.556, T.557. There is an illegible panel above the door and above that a niche.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.30 x h: 0.35) to the left of the door.
Letters: 0.03 - 0.05.

Date: First century CE

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

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ζ̣´ Θωθὺ ι´
Γναῖος
Βάσσιο̣ς̣
Ἀ̣ρ̣τ̣εμᾶς̣
5(ἐτῶν) κβ´

Diplomatic

L .ΘΩΘΥΙ
ΓΝΑΙΟΣ
ΒΑΣΣΙ..
...ΕΜΑ.
5 L ΚΒ

Apparatus

1: L ζ̣΄ Θῶθυ .΄ Reynolds in SEG 16. L ζ΄ Θῶθυ Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983
2: Γναῖος, Reynolds in SEG 16. γ´ Ναῖος Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) 7, 3.Thothy, Naios Bassius Artemas, 22 (Jahre)

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 7, Thoth 10, Gnaiοs Bassios (i.e. Gnaeus Bassius) Artemas, aged 22.

Commentary

Line 1: the reading by Dobias-Lalou is based on an excellent photograph by Elhaddar.

Bibliography: Reynolds, 1957 in SEG 16.893, PHI 324376; Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983 57.d, whence SEG 33.1511, PHI 324686.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: T.557 above T.555 above T.554 above T.553; T.556 to the right of T.555 (Joyce Reynolds, XII.28)

   Fig. 2. Face; left of the door (Joyce Reynolds, XII.28, detail)