Description:
Fragment from the upper edge of a white marble sarcophagus front, broken at sides and below (W. 0.72 × H. 0.33 × D. 0.08). A line of relief decoration above the inscription has been chipped away, presumably to facilitate its re-use.
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
Standard forms, 0.035
Date:
First to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Sebasteion: NPor. II-58
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1981)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1981 (81.3)
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1[·· ? ·· Λο]υκίου Τατια[?νοῦ·· ? ··] stop υἱοῦ
2[·· ? ··] Κλαυ(?δίας) Αὐρ(?ηλίας) Τατιανῆ[?ς·· ? ··]
3[·· ? ··]Τ̣Τ̣ [·· c. 5 ··]Α stop Λ̣Τ̣·Τ̣[·· ? ··]
3a[·· ? ··
1[ - - - ··]ΥΚΙΟΥΤΑΤΙΑ[··· - - - ] stop ΥΙΟΥ
2[ - - - ]ΚΛΑΥΑΥΡΤΑΤΙΑΝΗ[· - - - ]
3[ - - - ]··[·····]Α stop ····[ - - - ]
3a[·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Λο
</supplied>
υκίου
Τατια
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
νοῦ
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<g type="stop" />
υἱοῦ
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Κλαυ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
δίας
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Αὐρ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" cert="low" >
ηλίας
</supplied>
</expan>
Τατιανῆ
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
ς
</supplied>
<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" >
ττ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="5" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
α
</orig>
<g type="stop" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λτ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="illegible" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="3a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>

Translation:

[...] of Lucius son of Tatia[nos?] [...] Clau(dia) Aur(elia) Tatiane [...]

Commentary:
no comment.

Photographs:

Face (1981)
 Face (1981)

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