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T.650. Funerary inscriptions

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade.
Text: Inscribed in two columns (w: 0.54 x h: 0.52).
Letters: 0.035 and 0.025

Date: 26-29 CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Found in Quarry East XV, East side. Recorded in 1936; not seen again.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot (1936).

Interpretive

a
(ἔτους) νθ´ μη(νὶ) Ἁθὺρ
Ἀρίμμας
Ἀπολων ( vac. 1) ίδα
(ἐτῶν) ο´
5 (ἔτους) ιγ´ μηνὶ Ἁθρύ (sic)
Στρατὼ Φίλωνος
(ἐτῶν) λε´
(ἔτους) γι´ μην(ὶ) Χο(ιὰκ)
Φίλων Ἀρταφᾶν-
10τος (ἐτῶν) ια´
(ἔτους) γι´ μη(νὶ) Χο(ιὰκ)
Ἀρτάφαν Ἀρταφᾶντος
(ἐτῶν) η´
b
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
(ἔτους) γι´
μη(νὶ) Τυβ[ὶ]
κε´ Δαδος
Ὀνομάρ-
5χω (ἐτῶν) γ´
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
(ἔτους) γι̣´ μηνὶ Ἁθὺρ
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Diplomatic

a
L ΝΘΜΗΑΘΥΡ
ΑΡΙΜΜΑΣ
ΑΠΟΛΩΝ  ΙΔΑ
L Ο
5 L ΙΓΜΗΝΙΑΘΡΥ(sic)
ΣΤΡΑΤΩΦΙΛΩΝΟΣ
L ΛΕ
L ΓΙΜΗΝΧΟ
ΦΙΛΩΝΑΡΤΑΦΑΝ
10ΤΟΣ L ΙΑ
L ΓΙΜΗΧΟ
ΑΡΤΑΦΑΝΑΡΤΑΦΑΝΤΟΣ
L Η
b
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
L ΓΙ
ΜΗΤΥΒ[.]
ΚΕΔΑΔΟΣ
ΟΝΟΜΑΡ
5ΧΩ L Γ
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
L Γ.ΜΗΝΙΑΘΥΡ
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Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Anno 9, mese Hathyr. Arimma di Apollonide, di anni 70.

Anno 13, mese Hathry (Hathyr). Strato di Filone, di anni 35.

Anno 13, mese Choiak. Filone di Artafàn, di anni 11.

Anno 13, mese Choiak. Artafàn di Artafàn, di anni 8.

Anno 13, mese Tybi 25. Dado di Onomarco, di anni 3.

Anno 13, mese Hathyr. -

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 59, month Hathyr, Arimmas (scil. son) of Apollonidas, aged 70.

Year 13, month Hathyr, Strato (scil. son) of Philon, aged 35.

Year 13, month Choiak, Philon (scil. son) of Artaphan, aged 11.

Year 13, month Choiak, Artaphan (scil. son) of Artaphan, aged 8.

Year 13, month Tybi 25, Dados (scil. son) of Onomarchos, aged 13.

Year 13, Hathyr [...

Commentary

The use of the word μηνί/month which appears in all the entries of this text but is otherwise rare suggests that all were cut within a comparatively short space of time.

Line 1: Oliverio secluded ν and interpreted the text as year 9, month Hathyr, presumably because νθ΄, 59 of the Actian era, would be CE 28/9, while if the following dates are taken to be the year 13 of the reign of Tiberius they are of CE 26; but there are parallels for the placing of a later text above earlier ones.

Col. b, line 3: Δαδος is probably a form of David, indicating a Jew.

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 446 (320, La.XV.20), whence SEG 9.709; cited, Applebaum, 1961, 51, whence mentioned Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983 69.
Text constituted from: From previous publications (Reynolds).

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