12.619. Fragment, second century, from SW Walls
- Description:
- Fragment of moulding.
- Text:
- Inscribed in a reserved space (W. 0.16 × H. 0.05).
- Letters:
- Both incomplete, c. 0.03.
- Date:
- Probably second century A.D. (lettering; cutting).
- Findspot:
- Walls, South (east part),: south wall gap, section C
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1983)
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition (76.50).
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1 [·· ? ··]ΟΣ vac.
- 1[ - - - ]ΟΣ
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
οσ
</orig>
<space
extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
</ab>
- Translation:
- not usefully translatable.
Commentary:
It is conceivable that these letters are part of [ὁ δῆμ]ος, but it would be rash to restore this when so little remains.
Photographs:
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