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T.616. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb which is largely buried, inscribed on the façade with T.616 and T.617.
Text: Inscribed within a roughly prepared area, probably a gabled rectangle; the surface very worn. To the left of T.617.
Letters: L for ἔτους.

Date: First century BCE to second century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Found in Quarry East XV, North side.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ε´ Χοιά[χι]
[...]μα[---]
Θευδ̣[---]
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Diplomatic

L ΕΧΟΙΑ[..]
[···]ΜΑ[---]
ΘΕΥ.[---]
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English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 5, Choiak [?, . . . (scil. child)] of Theud[- . . .

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: T.616, T.617 to left (Joyce Reynolds, Tocra V.5.27, NS.VI.27)

   Fig. 2. Detail (Joyce Reynolds, Tocra V.5.27, NS.VI.27)