1.145. Funerary inscription for Tatiane

Description:
Fragment from the left end of a white marble sarcophagus lid (not measured).
Text:
Inscribed on the edge (W. 0.35 × H. 0.14); broken above and chipped on inscribed surfaces; probably at least one line lost.
Letters:
0.015-0.02.
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
Temple/Church, East Temenos
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Unknown: not seen since 1966
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (Temple 10).
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
0·· ? ·· ?εἰς ?ἣν ?σορὸν ?κηδευθήσεται]
1αὐτὴ Τατίαν̣[?η ·· ? ·· ἢ ἐκθά]-
2ψαι ἀπὸ α̣ὐ̣[?της ·· ? ··]
0 - - - ······················]
1ΑΥΤΗΤΑΤΙΑ·[· - - - ·····]
2ΨΑΙΑΠΟ··[··· - - - ]
<ab>
<lb n="0" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="top" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
εἰς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
ἣν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
σορὸν
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
κηδευθήσεται
</supplied>
<lb n="1" />
αὐτὴ
Τατία
<unclear reason="damage" >
ν
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
η
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἢ
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἐκθά
</supplied>
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
ψαι
ἀπὸ
<unclear reason="damage" >
αὐ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
της
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>

Translation:

[·· ? ·· in which sarcophagus] Tatiane herself [shall be buried ·· ? ··but no one else shall have the right to bury anyone in it or to remove any body] from it [·· ? ··].

Commentary:

Tatiane is a reasonably common woman's name at Aphrodisias. This is part of a standard funerary formula.

Photographs:
none.

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