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.
Apparatus
1: L ζ̣΄ Θῶθυ .΄ Reynolds in SEG 16. L ζ΄ Θῶθυ Lüderitz-Reynolds, 19832: 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).