15.213. Funerary fragment; sarcophagus lid; re-used
- Description:
- Fragment from the upper part of a marble sarcophagus lid, with one of the projections (W. 0.27 × H. 0.17 × D. 0.15); projection complete, but lid broken both to left and right.
- Text:
- Inscribed in two hands, a. on projection; b. along upper edge..
- Letters:
- a. 0.06-0.07; small Ι inside Σ; the possibility that this is an elaborate serif should perhaps be noted. b. uneven and poorly cut letters; square sigma; 0.02-0.025.
- Date:
- a. First century B.C. (lettering); b. probably third century A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Stray in 1969
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1977)
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1969 (69.457)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- a
- 1ΝΙΣΙ
- b
- 1 [·· ? ·· ὁ τ]όπος ἐστ̣ιν Μ̣[·· ? ··]
- a
- 1ΝΙΣΙ
- b
- 1[ - - - ··]ΟΠΟΣΕΣ·ΙΝ·[ - - - ]
<div
type="textpart_section"
n="a"
>
<ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
</ab>
νι
σι
</orig>
<div
type="textpart_section"
n="b"
>
<ab>
</div>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ὁ
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
τ
</supplied>
όπος
ἐσ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
τ
</unclear>
ιν
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
</orig>
μ
</unclear>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
a. not usefully translatable.
b. [·· ? ·· the] place (belongs to ) ?M[·· ? ··]
Commentary:
It would appear that a fairly early sarcophagus had been re-used at a comparatively late date. One would expect a. to give the owner(s)' names.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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