• m14-744-10
    Inscribed Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Inscribed Fragment

    Date
    1st–2nd century AD? (letter shape)., Roman
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    IN63.068
    Material
    Marble, Stone
    Object Type
    Inscription
    Inscription Type
    Fragment
    Inscription language
    Greek
    Inscription Text
    		-     -     -     -
    		             ] . [
    		       ] . ΗΣ . [
    		] . ΣΕΝΕΛ̣[
    	4	]Ι̣ΤΟΥΣΟ[
    		-     -     -     -
    Inscription Translation
    Inscription Comment
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    E Road
    Trench
    Syn 63
    B-Grid Coordinates
    E119 - E120 / N4 - N5 *97.25 - 96.75
    Findspot
    Synagogue, East Road portico.
    Description

    Fragment of white marble; broken on all sides, rear face roughly picked.

    Dimensions
    H. 0.11, W. 0.14, Th. 0.05, H. of letters 0.02.
    Comments

    2–4 The letter Σ is inverted; the phenomenon is not rare in the Roman Imperial period; see, e.g., nos. 318 c, e, 366; and 519, 1.

    3 Something like [κατεσκεύ]α̣σεν ἑα̣[υτῷ]?

    See Also
    Bibliography
    Unpublished.
    Author
    GP