Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

C(aius) Mateius
Abas (:Abascantus?)

Symbol	Meaning
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

Translation	Gaius Mateius Abas(cantus?)
Findspot	Pompeii, Casa di Caecilius Phoebus (VIII.2.36) Location metadata ➜
Language	Latin
Writing Style	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus	Textus secundum (1). Pro Abas intelligitur Abascantus?, cognomen commune in terris Romanis (1).
Bibliography	CIL 04, 04916 (1) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175790 (2)
Link to EDR	#EDR175790
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR175790, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175790> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Matthew Panciera Contributor: 36 Last Revision: 2020-08-04