Inscription Database

Epitaph from Philippopolis – Plovdiv (Thracia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD043084 (Last Updates: 2015-09-21, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Ἀγαθῇ Τύχῃ ΑΓΑΘΗ ΤΥΧΗ
Λούκιος Κρεισ- ΛΟΥΚΙΟΣ ΚΡΕΙΣ
πεῖνος Ἐπάγα- ΠΕΙΝΟΣ ΕΠΑΓΑ
θος τορνευ- ΘΟΣ ΤΟΡΝΕΥ
τὴς Καππάδοξ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΠΠΑΔΟΞ
ὁ καὶ Φιλιπποπολεί- Ο ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙ
της [--]ν[---] ΤΗΣ [ ]Ν[ ]
κατ[έστη]σεν ἑαυτῷ ΚΑΤ[ ]ΣΕΝ ΕΑΥΤΩ
[---]είας χ[ά]ριν [ ]ΕΙΑΣ Χ[ ]ΡΙΝ
Xαῖρε παροδεῖ- XΑΙΡΕ ΠΑΡΟΔΕΙ
τα ΤΑ
Chronological Data:
176 AD – 200 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2002, 1270.
  • N. Sharankov - S. Cherneva-Tilkiyan, ArchBulg 6, 3, 2002, 54-55; fig. 2. - AE 2002.
  • SEG 52, 0708.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Philippopolis
modern find spot:
Plovdiv
find spot:
modern region:
Plovdiv
year of find:
1984

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Greek

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Syenit
height:
145 cm
width:
71 cm
depth:
56 cm
letter size:
5.5 cm

Commentary

 
Λ. Κρεισπεῖνος Ἐπάγαθος war wohl ein Freigelassener.

People

Person 1
Name:
Λούκιος Κρεισπεῖνος Ἐπάγαθος Καππάδοξ ὁ καὶ Φιλιπποπολείτης
Praenomen:
Λ.
Nomen:
Κρεισπεῖνος
Cognomen:
Ἐπάγαθος
Origo:
Καππάδοξ ὁ καὶ Φιλιπποπολείτης
gender:
male
Beruf:
present

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD043084
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2015-09-21 by Cowey
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