1.135. ?Funerary text for [A]mmia
- Description:
- Fragment of a panel, possibly from a sarcophagus front, which had an inset fascia within raised moulding; the upper right corner of the frame remains (W. 0.105 × H. 0.095 × D. 0.035).
- Text:
- Inscribed along the upper edge; the text presumably continued in the central panel.
- Letters:
- 0.015-0.02.
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Temple/Church: 'T. Aph. XVI'
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1977)
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition (62.349).
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1[·· ? ·· Ἀ]μμία vac.
- 1[ - - - ·]ΜΜΙΑ
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Ἀ
</supplied>
μμία
<space
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
Ammia.
Commentary:
A common local woman's name.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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