Description:
Three fragments, not joining, apparently from the same thin white marble panel. a. cut down for reuse in an opus sectile floor, (W. 0.11 × H. 0.10 × D. 0.012); b. (W. 0.075 × H. 0.095 × D. 0.01); c. (W. 0.11 × H. 0.125 × D. 0.01).
Text:
Inscribed on one face.
Letters:
0.02-0.025.
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Temple/Church: Atrium
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1977)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (62.399, 62.439, and 62.440).
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
a
0·· ? ··]
1[·· ? ··]ΑΠ̣[·· ? ··]
2[·· ? ··]Τ̣ΟΥΙ̣[·· ? ··]
2a[·· ? ··
b
0·· ? ··]
1[·· ? ··]Κ̣Δ̣[·· ? ··]
2[·· ? ··]Η̣ v. [·· ? ··]
3[·· ? ··]Υ̣Ν[·· ? ··]
3a[·· ? ··
c
0·· ? ··]
1[·· ? ··]ΝΝΑ[·· ? ··]
2[·· ? ·· ἱ]ερεια [·· ? ··]
3[·· ? ·· γ]υ̣ν̣ή[·· ? ··]
3a[·· ? ··
a
0·· ? ··]
1[ - - - ]Α·[ - - - ]
2[ - - - ]·ΟΥ·[ - - - ]
2a[·· ? ··
b
0·· ? ··]
1[ - - - ]··[ - - - ]
2[ - - - ]· [ - - - ]
3[ - - - ]·Ν[ - - - ]
3a[·· ? ··
c
0·· ? ··]
1[ - - - ]ΝΝΑ[ - - - ]
2[ - - - ·]ΕΡΕΙΑ[ - - - ]
3[ - - - ·]··Η[ - - - ]
3a[·· ? ··
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<orig n="unresolved" >
α
<unclear reason="damage" >
π
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
ου
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="0" />
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<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
κδ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
η
</unclear>
</orig>
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
ν
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="c" >
<ab>
<lb n="0" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="top" />
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ννα
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
</supplied>
ερεια
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
γ
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
υν
</unclear>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>
</div>

Translation:

(See below.)

Commentary:

b. l. 3, might give part of ΣΥΝ- or ΓΥΝΗ.

c. l. 2, gives the word for "priestess", for "priesthood", or for "offering"; l. 3 that for "wife".

Photographs:

Fragment a (1977)
 Fragment a (1977)
Fragment b (1966)
 Fragment b (1966)
Fragment c (1977)
 Fragment c (1977)

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