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T.629. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade, which is partly damaged, a number of texts being quite illegible, with T.629, T.630, T.631, T.632, T.633, T.634, T.635, T.636, T.637, T.638, T.639, T.640, T.641, T.642.
Text: Inscribed within a roughly rectangular panel (w: 0.24 x h: 0.25) very badly worn, to the left of the door.
Letters: 0.04; very like those of T.631; L for ἔτους, ἐτῶν.

Date: First century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry East XV.17, East Wall.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) [..] Μεχὶρ
εκ´ Ε̣ἰ̣ζ̣α̣κ̣α̣ς̣
Θ̣ευ̣γίτο-
νος (ἐτῶν) ε´

Diplomatic

L [··]ΜΕΧΙΡ
ΕΚ.......
.Ε.ΓΙΤΟ
ΝΟΣ L Ε

Apparatus

1: - Μεχὶρ Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
2: ε΄, Βεῖσχα Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
4: ε : L ν Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

-, Mecheir 5. Bisca di Teugiton, di anni 5.

German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) . . , 25 Mechir. Eisakas des Theugiton, 5 (Jahre)

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year ?, Mecheir 25, Eizakas (scil. son) of Theugiton, aged 5.

Commentary

Line 2: Clearly a Jewish name.

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 440 (314, La.XV.17,2), p. 231, whence SEG 9.703; Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983 63.a, whence SEG 33.1525, PHI 324700.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. From left: T.631 , T.629; T.630 below (Reynolds Tocra IX.2.32, NS.X.32)