Inscription Database

Epitaph from Kisamenos – Kastelli Kisamou (Creta)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD044176 (Last Updates: 2007-07-30, Hartmann)

Transcription Majuscle
Ἐνθάδε κατάκιτε ΕΝΘΑΔΕ ΚΑΤΑΚΙΤΕ
Περσίς ΕΝΑ Χ(ριστο)ῦ δούλη ΠΕΡΣΙΣ ΕΝΑ ΧΥ ΔΟΥΛΗ
τῷ γένει εὐγενὴς ΤΩ ΓΕΝΕΙ ΕΥΓΕΝΗΣ
καὶ τρόποις ἐλευθέ- ΚΑΙ ΤΡΟΠΟΙΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕ
ρα, σεμνῶς πληρώσασα ΡΑ ΣΕΜΝΩΣ ΠΛΗΡΩΣΑΣΑ
τὸν μάτεον βίον. ΤΟΝ ΜΑΤΕΟΝ ΒΙΟΝ
ἀνεπαύσατο μηνὶ ΑΝΕΠΑΥΣΑΤΟ ΜΗΝΙ
Μαίῳ αιʹ, ἰνδ(ικτιῶνι) βιʹ. ΜΑΙΩ ΑΙʹ ΙΝΔ ΒΙʹ
Chronological Data:
401 AD – 500 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2002, 1633.
  • SEG 50, 0916.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Greece
ancient find spot:
Kisamenos
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Greek

Type of monument

type of monument:
tabula
material:
Marmor
height:
105 cm
width:
68 cm
letter size:
2.0-3.0 cm

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD044176
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2007-07-30 by Hartmann
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