14.15. Funerary inscription for [·· ? ··] son of Chrestos

Description:
Sarcophagus
Text:
Inscribed in the tabella, which is very worn.
Letters:
Distinct from Aphrodisian norms, poorly-aligned and cut, probably third century; ... for sigma, W for omega.
Date:
Second half of the third century A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
Neighbouring settlement, Nazilli (so not seen)
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by Isik; not seen by Reynolds.
Bibliography:
Reynolds and Isik 184.
Text constituted from:
Partly read by Reynolds from a xeroxed photograph; more might be decipherable on the stone. This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 ἡ σορός ἐ̣στιν
2[···]ος Α̣Β̣Λ̣Ο̣[·]
3[·· c. 6 ··]Β τοῦ Χρ̣[ή]-
4στου καὶ τέ-
5κνων αὐτ̣ο̣[ῦ]
6Υ̣ΤΟ̣ΕΝΤ̣Ω [·] ΙΝ
1ΗΣΟΡΟΣ·ΣΤΙΝ
2[···]ΟΣ····[·]
3[······]ΒΤΟΥΧ·[·]
4ΣΤΟΥΚΑΙΤΕ
5ΚΝΩΝΑΥ··[·]
6·Τ·ΕΝ·Ω[·]ΙΝ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
ἡ
σορός
<unclear reason="damage" >
ἐ
</unclear>
στιν
<lb n="2" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="3" unit="character" />
ος
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
αβλο
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<lb n="3" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="6" unit="character" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
β
</orig>
τοῦ
Χ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ρ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ή
</supplied>
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
στου
καὶ
τέ
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
κνων
αὐ
<unclear reason="damage" >
το
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ῦ
</supplied>
<lb n="6" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
τ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ο
</unclear>
εν
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
ω
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" dim="internal" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
ιν
</orig>
</ab>

Translation:

The sarcophagus belongs to [ .. ? .. ] ?son of Chrestos and his children [ .. ? .. ].

Commentary:
no comment.
Photographs:
none.

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