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Inscribed Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Fragment: Epigram
- Date
- 2nd–3rd century AD? (letter shape)., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN62.170
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Fragment
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
- - - - ] π̣αίδων vac.[ ] ἐξετέλεσσεν̣[ - - - -
- Inscription Translation
- “[- - -] of children [- - -] she/he accomplished [- - -].”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- Syn
- Trench
- RT 62
- Locus
- Syn MH Above Floor
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E87 - E88 / N12 - N15 *96.80 - 96.40
- Findspot
- Synagogue, Main Hall.
- Description
Fragment of marble, broken on all sides.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.04, W. 0.21, max. Th. 0.10, H. of letters 0.03.
- Comments
The form ἐξετέλεσσεν (instead of -λεσεν), attested already in Homer (Σ 79, γ 99, δ 329, etc.), shows that the fragment belonged to an epigram.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished.
- Author
- GP