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T.585. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade, which is in poor condition, with T.581, T.582, T.583, T.584 and T.585
Text: Inscribed within a sunk panel (w: 0.26 x h: 0.41) perhaps round-headed, damaged above, below T.584.
Letters: 0.04; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV, north wall. First recorded in 1936.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) γ´ Θώθυ
βκ´ Νεί-
κων Ἀ-
πολλω-
5νίου (ἐτῶν) λ´

Diplomatic

L ΓΘΩΘΥ
ΒΚΝΕΙ
ΚΩΝΑ
ΠΟΛΛΩ
5ΝΙΟΥ L Λ

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Anno 3, Thothy 22. Nicon di Apollonio, di anni 30

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 3, Thoth 22, Neikon (scil. son) of Apollonios, aged 30.

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 426 (300, La.XV.13), p. 228, whence SEG 9.689.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. T.584 above, T.585 below (Joyce Reynolds, V.4.21, NS.VI.21)

   Fig. 2. T.584 above, T.585 below (Joyce Reynolds, V.5.31, NS.VI.31)