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Inscribed Cinerarium Lid Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Cinerarium Lid Fragment: Funerary Inscription for [- -]NIKO[- -]
- Date
- Unknown., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN71.018
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Cinerarium Lid, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Funerary Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Ἐπὶ ἱερέ[ως - - - , μη(νὸς)] Ξανδ[ικοῦ ] ΝΙΚΟ[ ]
- Inscription Translation
- “In the year when the priest [of Roma - - - ] held office, [on the xth day of the month] Xandikos, (died) [- - -]NIKO[- - -].”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- Syn
- Trench
- Syn 71
- Locus
- Syn MH Above Floor
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E81 - E82.50 / N9 - N10.20 *96.63
- Findspot
- Synagogue, Main Hall.
- Description
Fragment of the left portion of a cinerarium lid; broken on the upper, right, and lower sides.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.11, W. 0.13, Th. 0.07, H. of letters 0.017–0.02.
- Comments
Herrmann’s text and restorations.
3 Either a name beginning with Νικο- or ending in -νικος (Herrmann).
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP