14.2. Funerary inscription for ?Hermolaos

Description:
On the box of a white marble garland sarcophagus, within the central garland, on a surface which is in very poor condition; for further description see Isik 10.
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
Neat and well-aligned, in the second-to-fourth-century style, without any exaggeration of details.
Date:
Probably second half of the second century (lettering, nomenclature).
Findspot:
Neighbouring settlement, Hirka
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by Isik; read from the photograph by Reynolds.
Bibliography:
Reynolds and Isik, 10
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
0·· ? ··]
3[·]Ο̣Λ̣Ω [·· c. 8 ··]
4 τοῖς Ἑρ̣μ̣ο̣λ̣ά̣ου
5 Λυ̣σίαςἙρμ̣ολ̣άου
6 τοῦ Λυσίου τοῖς
7 ἀ̣δελφο̣ῖς
0·· ? ··]
3[·]··Ω[········]
4ΤΟΙΣΕ·····ΟΥ
5Λ·ΣΙΑΣΕΡ·Ο·ΑΟΥ
6ΤΟΥΛΥΣΙΟΥΤΟΙΣ
7·ΔΕΛΦ·ΙΣ
<ab>
<lb n="0" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="top" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
ολ
</unclear>
ω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="8" unit="character" />
<lb n="4" />
τοῖς
Ἑ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρμολά
</unclear>
ου
<lb n="5" />
Λ
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
σίας
Ἑρ
<unclear reason="damage" >
μ
</unclear>
ο
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
άου
<lb n="6" />
τοῦ
Λυσίου
τοῖς
<lb n="7" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
ἀ
</unclear>
δελφ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
ῖς
</ab>

Translation:

[To name and name ] the sons of Hermolaos; Lysias son of Hermolaos the son of Lysias, for his brothers.

Commentary:

It is not clear how many brothers were commemorated, but at least two, and possibly four. Although found at Hirka (cf. also 14.3 ) the lettering is not really distinguishable from that of Aphrodisian masons, in marked contrast with that of 14.3.

Photographs:
none.

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