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〈:columna I〉
Aquaria dua cum basis
Aqua(ria?) in manus dua cum basis
Hamas duas cum basis
Aqua(ria) in manu (:manus) cotidian[u I]
cum basis
Urciolos (:urceolos) duos
Candelabra quatuor (:quattuor)
et lucubratoriu(m) unum
Lucerna(m) aenea(m)
Hamula(m) una(m)
Pelvi(s) cum basim
et lytrum (:luterem)
Gutos tres
Scapheola dua
Ferreas strig(i)les VII
Haenas quattor (:quattuor)

〈:columna II〉
Marmor(em) cum basim
aenea
Fuminaria dua

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
?	Represents uncertainty
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Translation:	Column I: Two water jugs with bases, two (hand-sized?) water jugs with bases, two water buckets with bases, a (hand-sized?) water jug with a base for everyday use, two little pitchers, four lamp-stands, one night lamp, a bronze lamp, one small water bucket, a basin with a base, and a hand basin, three flasks, two small drinking vessels, seven iron strigils, four bronze (objects?). // Column II: marble with a base, two bronze fire-pokers(?)
Findspot:	Herculaneum, House of Neptune and Amphitrite (V.7) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus (col. 1) secundum (2), textus (col. 2) secundum (1). Mensurae secundum (1), contulerunt ad apographum Hardy, King, Sykes, Sypniewski (HGP) a. 2016. Col. I, v. 4: lectio difficilis est. AQUA IN MANU COTIDIAN CII (1); AQUA(RIA) IN MANU(M) COTIDIAN[---] (2);. fortasse intellegatur AQUARIA IN MANUS COTIDIANUM (Hardy, King, Sykes, Sypniewski) Col. I, v. 6: VRCIOLOS pro VRCEOLOS Col. I, v. 7: QVATVOR pro QUATTVOR Col. I, v. 12: LYTRVM pro LVTEREM Supra EDR140039, infra EDR151867
Bibliography:	CIL 04, 10566 con apografo (1) Harv. St. Class. Philol., 82, 1978, p. 271-275 (W. Lebek) (2) A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL vol. IV collecti sunt, Imagines, Roma 2012, vol. II, p. 492, con foto (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR151868 (4)
Link to EDR:	#EDR151868
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR151868, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR151868> [accessed: 25 Apr 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski Last Revision: 2017-08-11

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