Graffito naming Paris (and others)
T[--?]U foṛmosus TUNCAS
CARIS (:Paris?) ISSF (:isse?) [---] TIII'TF_NTRIQ (:Septentrio?)
〈:vacat〉 N [---] ICI [---] IAAIS (:Paris?) issus
Postima
Caius
| Translation | (damage here...) handsome (tun(i)cs? or other text?)... Paris himself (other letters here...) Septentrio(?) (damage and other letters here) ...Paris(?) himself Postima Gaius |
|---|---|
| Findspot |
Pompeii,
Via del Tempio di Iside
(VIII.7.26-30)
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| Precise Location | VIII.7.28, Tempio di Iside, Facade |
| Language | Latin |
| Writing Style | Graffito/incised |
| Apparatus Criticus | Textus secundum (3) (4). v.1: T[-]U FORMOSUS TUNCAS (1), T..U (2), T/////U FORMOSUSTUNCAS (3). v.2: PARIS · ISSE [-] SIIPTENTRIO (1), CARIS · ISSE...T..ITE..NTRIQ (2), CARIS · ISSF //////// TIII'TF_NTRIQ (3) v.3: NCIICIS IAAISISSUS (1), N...ICI...IAAISISSUS (2), N///ICI///IAAISISSUS, extr(emis litteris) fortasse fuit PARIS ISSUS (3). v.2: PARIS ISSE SEPTENTRIO etiam est inventum Pompeiis ad EDR151953 . Isse/issus (pro ipse/ipsus) est vocabulum blanditiae saepe a pueris et amatoribus (vel. sim.) dictum. PARIS ISSE alibi Pompeiis est inventum (EDR151953 ). |
| Bibliography | R. Garrucci, Graffiti de Pompei, 1856, p. 9 (1) G. Fiorelli, Pompeianarum Antiquitatum Historia, 1860, p. 179 (2) CIL 04, 02133 (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175883 (4) |
| Link to EDR | #EDR175883 |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-EDR175883, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175883> [accessed: 03 Apr 2025] |
| Contributions |
Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Matthew Panciera Contributor: 28 Last Revision: 2020-11-19 |