8.504. Funerary inscription for Menekles son of Dionysios son of Epainetos
- Description:
- White marble block (W. 0.44 × H. 0.33 × D. 0.19)
- Text:
- Inscribed on one face within a moulded tabella ansata (W. 0.28 × H. 0.22).
- Letters:
- 0.015
- Date:
- First to second centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Tetrastoon: portico E. of Theatre, NEPS I, Str.II.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1973 (73.419)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1 τὸν πλάταν spiral
- 2 κατεσκεύασεν
- 3Μενεκλῆς v. Διο
- 4νυσίου τοῦ Ἐπαι-
- 5νέτου τοῦ Ἀττά-
- 6λου ἑαυτῷ καὶ γυ-
- 7ναικὶ καὶ τέκνοις
- 8 καὶ θρεπτοῖς stop v.
- 9 decoration ζῶσιν leaf
- 1ΤΟΝΠΛΑΤΑΝ spiral
- 2ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝ
- 3ΜΕΝΕΚΛΗΣ ΔΙΟ
- 4ΝΥΣΙΟΥΤΟΥΕΠΑΙ
- 5ΝΕΤΟΥΤΟΥΑΤΤΑ
- 6ΛΟΥΕΑΥΤΩΚΑΙΓΥ
- 7ΝΑΙΚΙΚΑΙΤΕΚΝΟΙΣ
- 8ΚΑΙΘΡΕΠΤΟΙΣ stop
- 9 decoration ΖΩΣΙΝ leaf
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Διο
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Translation:
The platform (for the tomb) was prepared by Menekles son of Dionysios the son of Epainetos who was the son of Attalos, for himself, his wife, his children and those he has fostered. They are still alive.
- Commentary:
- no comment.
Photographs:
- Face (1973)
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- Block (1973)
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- Face (1977)
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