Description:
Fragment from the front of a white marble garland sarcophagus W. 0.75 × H. 0.42 × D. 0.13; for decription see Isik 170
Text:
Inscribed on the face within a tabella (die, W. 0.26 × H. 0.22), impinging on the right-hand moulding; the surface is badly worn.
Letters:
0.015; moderate quality, poorly aligned, but wear has obscured detail.
Date:
Perhaps first half of the third century (lettering, nomenclature).
Findspot:
Martyrion: SW Complex 5, N. Apse
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1962 (62.358)
Bibliography:
Published by Isik and Reynolds, no. 170
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 ἡ σορός ἐστιν
2Μάρκο̣υ̣ Α̣ὐ̣ρηλι-
3ου Ἀντιόχου τοῦ
4Ε̣Ι̣Σ̣Α̣[·· c. 8 ··]
5Ω [·] Λ̣ [·· c. 9 ··]
5a[·· ? ··
1ΗΣΟΡΟΣΕΣΤΙΝ
2ΜΑΡΚ····ΡΗΛΙ
3ΟΥΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥΤΟΥ
4····[········]
5Ω[·]·[·········]
5a[·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
σορός
ἐστιν
<lb n="2" />
Μάρκ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ου
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Αὐ
</unclear>
ρηλι
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
ου
Ἀντιόχου
τοῦ
<lb n="4" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
εισα
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="8" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="5" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
λ
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="9" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="5a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>

Translation:

The sarcophagus belongs to Marcus Aurelius Antiochus the son of Eis[- ... ((perhaps Eisagoras))

Commentary:

Probably one of the shorter type texts; but the owner, although apparently possessing only the sarcophagus, gave his Roman name in full and cited at least his father's name in the Greek manner, suggesting a date not too long after the Edict of Caracalla in A.D. 212.

Photographs:
none.

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