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Μελίβοιοϲ [-]κ̣α[κ]οϲ

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context

Translation	Meliboeus (is) bad
Findspot	Pompeii, Vicolo delle Pareti Rosse (VIII.6.5-8) Location metadata ➜
Precise Location	VIII.6.5, Facade
Language	Greek
Writing Style	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus	Textus et mensura secundum (2). v.1: Μελίβοιοϲ ΕΑΙ[-]ΟϹ (1), κακός legendum (2). Est scriptum ad dextram EDR175862 (FORTUNATE LINGE CULU(M)) (2). Hoc nomen etiam est inventum ad EDR175770.
Bibliography	Bull. Inst. Corr. Arch., 1884, p. 188 (A. Mau) (1) CIL 04, 04955 (2) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175870 (3)
Link to EDR	#EDR175870
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR175870, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175870> [accessed: 03 Apr 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Matthew Panciera Contributor: 5 Last Revision: 2020-08-08