15.357. Epitaph of Eutychia
- Description:
- White marble panel, broken below (H. 0.44 × W. 0.21 × D. 0.03).
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face.
- Letters:
- Poor and unevenly aligned, av. 0.02; from l. 7 the lightly scratched draft which the cutter often failed to follow at all exactly can be seen at many points, enabling us to correct some errors. Cursive forms. In ll. 2 and 4 the crossbar of epsilon is omitted. ΚΕ in l.12.
- Date:
- Fifth/sixth century or later (content, lettering).
- Findspot:
- Stray find.
- Original Location:
- Unknown.
- Last recorded location:
- Museum.
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1984.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 172, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 747.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1 cross ἔνθα κα-
- 2τάκιτε
- 3Εὐτυχία
- 4γεναμέ̣-
- 5νι θρέψα-
- 6σα κὲ εὐπρε-
- 7πὲς με-
- 8τὰ τῶν πε-
- 9δίων αὐ-
- 10τῆς· Κύριε
- 11μνήσθιθι
- 12αὐτῆς Κ(ύρι)ε.
- 1 cross ΕΝΘΑΚΑ
- 2ΤΑΚΙΤΕ
- 3ΕΥΤΥΧΙΑ
- 4ΓΕΝΑΜ·
- 5ΝΙΘΡΕΨΑ
- 6ΣΑΚΕΕΥΠΡΕ
- 7ΠΕΣΜΕ
- 8ΤΑΤΩΝΠΕ
- 9ΔΙΩΝΑΥ
- 10ΤΗΣΚΥΡΙΕ
- 11ΜΝΗΣΘΙΘΙ
- 12ΑΥΤΗΣΚΕ
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ἔνθα
κα
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n="2"
type="worddiv"
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τάκιτε
<lb
n="3"
/>
Εὐτυχία
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n="4"
/>
γεναμ
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reason="damage"
>
έ
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<lb
n="5"
type="worddiv"
/>
νι
θρέψα
<lb
n="6"
type="worddiv"
/>
σα
κὲ
εὐπρε
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n="7"
type="worddiv"
/>
πὲς
με
<lb
n="8"
type="worddiv"
/>
τὰ
τῶν
πε
<lb
n="9"
type="worddiv"
/>
δίων
αὐ
<lb
n="10"
type="worddiv"
/>
τῆς
·
Κύριε
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n="11"
/>
μνήσθιθι
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n="12"
/>
αὐτῆς
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<abbr>
Κ
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<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
ύρι
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<abbr>
</expan>
ε
</abbr>
.
</ab>
Apparatus
l. 6. Misprinted as εὐπε- in ALA.
l. 10. Draft as given, but the mason only cut ΚΥΙΕ.
l. 12. Draft as given, but the mason cut Υ v. ΤΗΣ.
Translation:
Here lies Eutychia. who was ?a mother/nurse, and of good repute, with her children. Lord remember her, Lord.
Commentary:
See discussion at ala2004 IX.44.
Photographs:
- Face (1985)
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