Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Datu (:Datur?)
TYRANOPANEVM+

Symbol	Meaning
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
+	Illegible/unclear character
?	Represents uncertainty

Translation	(Bread fit for a king?) is being given
Findspot	Pompeii, Casa di Caecilius Phoebus (VIII.2.36) Location metadata ➜
Language	Latin
Writing Style	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus	Textus secundum (3), mensura secundum (2). v. 2: litt. alt. 5,0 (2), II pro E scriptum (2). v. 2: ERANOPANIIVMI (1). Est scriptum ad dextram EDR175757 (2). Nomen utrumque, Tyran(n)us et Eranus, est inventum Pompeiis. Fortasse scriptor acceptum panis Tyrano/Erano datum refert? (Panciera)
Bibliography	Mitt. Deutsch. Arch. Inst. (Roemisch.), 1886, p. 212 (A. Mau) (1) CIL 04, 04906 (2) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175759 (3)
Link to EDR	#EDR175759
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR175759, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175759> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Matthew Panciera Contributor: 36 Last Revision: 2020-07-30