Description:
Two adjoining pieces from the right side of the upper moulding of a white marble sarcophagus front (total length W. 0.95 x H. 0.23 x D. 0.17).
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
Standard forms; 0.015 - 0.025; lunate sigma, omega, cursive mu.
Date:
Third century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Stray, Old Museum, perhaps from a previous excavation
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1981)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (Museum 183)
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 [·· ? ·· ἐσ]τ̣ιν τῶν κληρ(ονόμων) κασι̣[γνήτω]ν̣ τούτου καὶ Μασκούλου
1[ - - - ··]·ΙΝΤΩΝΚΛΗΡΚΑΣ·[·····]·ΤΟΥΤΟΥΚΑΙΜΑΣΚΟΥΛΟΥ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐσ
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
ιν
τῶν
<expan>
<abbr>
κληρ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ονόμων
</supplied>
</expan>
κασ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ι
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
γνήτω
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
τούτου
καὶ
Μασκούλου
</ab>

Translation:

[ . . ]belongs to the heirs (and) siblings of this man and Maskoulos

Commentary:
no comment.

Photographs:

Right end (1981)
 Right end (1981)

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