Description of Monument

A plain white marble block without moulding (0.46 x 0.355 x 0.19). Face a broken at right side; b broken on left side and below.

Description of Text

Inscribed on two opposite faces.

Description of Letters

0.025-0.035; clear, lunate.

Date

Fourth-sixth century (content, metre).

Edition ἀντὶ φιλοξενίης τε καὶ εὐσεβέων χάριν ἔργων Κλαυδίη οἰχομέ νων σε Δίκη κυδή νατο τύμβῳ κουριδίωι καθα ρὸν δὲ δέμας συμ μεῖξεν ἀκοίτῃ Κλαυδίη εὐσεβί αισιν ἀειμνής τοισι κομῶσα οὐρανὸν εἰσανό ρουσε, δέμας δέ οἱ ἐνθάδε Μοίρη κουριδίωι ξυνάρη ρε καὶ οἰχομένης σὺν ἀκοίτῃ τύμβῳ ὑπ' εὐαγε

Apparatus

a. v.2: κυδήνατο is far from certain; although the verb is used in epigrams in this kind of construction, I know of no parallel for its use in the middle voice.

b. v.4. τύμβῳ, while tempting, is not a certain restoration.

Translation a. In repayment for hospitality, and in thanks for pious works, Claudia, Justice has honoured you with the tomb of the dead, and has wedded your pure body with it as a lawful husband. b. Claudia, who abounded in acts of piety which will ever be remembered, has rushed up to heaven, but Fate here below has joined her body, even after death, with a wedded husband, a tomb, by the pure . . .

Commentary

See discussion at IX.18, and, for verse inscriptions, IX.15.

Found

A stray find.

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Brought by village children to the NYU expedition in 1970 (70.210).

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, no. 153.a and b and plate xxxvi (a only), whence 734, 735 02/09/28.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

a: Face (1977)

b: Face (1977)

Category of Text

funerary; verse.

Category of Monument

masonry block.