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T.588. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade and on a west facing projection from it, with T.586, T.587, T.588, T.589, T.590, T.591, T.592, T.593.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.28 x h: 0.25) above T.589 and higher up.
Letters: 0.04; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV, north wall; first recorded in 1825.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ζ´ Ἁθὺρ
ιβ´ Διδύ-
μη Κλυ-
ους (ἐτῶν) λη´

Diplomatic

L ΖΑΘΥΡ
ΙΒΔΙΔΥ
ΜΗΚΛΥ
ΟΥΣ L ΛΗ

Apparatus

1: L omitted by Pacho, corrected by Robinson, Oliverio.
3: ΜΗΚΑΥ Pacho, 1827; Κλυ[τ] CIG, Vol.III so Robinson, Oliverio

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Anno 7, Hathyr 12. Didima di Clitò, di anni 38.

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 7, Hathyr 12, Didyme (scil. daughter) of Klyes, aged 38.

Commentary

Line 3: Other editors suggest Κλυ[τ]οῦς, presumably from an otherwise unattested Κλυτῆς, requiring τ to be supplied at the end of line 3 or the beginning of line 4.

Bibliography: Pacho, 1827 pl.LXXXII, whence CIG, Vol.III, 5275; corrections, Robinson, 1913, from De Cou, 198; Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 388 (262, La.XV.4,1), whence SEG 9.652.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Transcription (1827, Pacho, plate LXXXII)

   Fig. 2. From left: T.588 above; below, T.587, T.589, T.590; below, T.591, T.592(Joyce Reynolds, Tocra V.3.15, NS VI.15: from negative)

   Fig. 3. Face (Joyce Reynolds, V.1.3, NS.VI.3)