172. Epitaph of Eutychia Charlotte M. Roueché 2004

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Description of Monument

White marble panel, broken below (0.44 × 0.21 × 0.03).

Description of Text

Inscribed on the face.

Description of 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).

Edition ἔνθα κατάκιτεΕὐτυχίαγεναμένι θρέψασα κὲ εὐπρεπὲς μετὰ τῶν πεδίων αὐτῆς· Κύριεμνήσθιθιαὐτῆς Κύριε.
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 ΥΤΗΣ.

Translation Here lies Eutychia. who was a mother/nurse, and of good repute, with her children. Lord remember her, Lord.
Commentary

See discussion at IX.44, and for the phrasing, IX.39.

Found

Stray find.

Original Location

Unknown.

Last Recorded Location

Museum.

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1984.

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 172, whence PHI 747.

Text Constituted From

Transcription (Roueché).

Photographs

Face (1985)

Category of Text

funerary.

Category of Monument

panel.