237. Epitaph of Epiphanius, bull-rearer

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Description

• Monument: A white marble panel (0.46 × 0.34 × 0.13) with worn edges; only the right side survives intact. A groove has been cut in the back.
• Text: Cut on the face.
• Letters: lunate, irregular, but carefully cut, av. 0.03.
• Date: Probably fifth/sixth century (lettering).

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Translation

Here lies Epiphani[o]s, bull-rearer

Photographs

Face (1989)

Commentary

See discussion at IX.40, and for the phrasing, IX.39.

Locations

• Found: Stray.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1989.
• Bibliography: Published by •Roueché, PPA 44.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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