Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Posdisius (:Possidius) hic a[- - ?]
hic homo habi[ta]bit [- - -]
TA puella

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
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)
?	Represents uncertainty

Findspot:	Stabiae, Villa Arianna (VillaArianna.1) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Latin
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus:	Textus et mensurae secundum (2). vv.1-3: Posdisius hic a(mat?) / hic homo habi[ta]bit [cum ama?]/ta puella (2).
Bibliography:	Rend. Pont. Ac. Arch., LXXXVI, 2014, p.414-415, nr. 31 (A. Varone) (1) A. Varone, Iscrizioni Parietali di Stabiae, Roma 2020, p. 189, nr. 493a con foto ed apografo (2)
Link to EDR:	#EDR180765
Suggested Citation:	AGP-EDR180765, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR180765> [accessed: 23 Nov 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Melissa Yorio Last Revision: 2021-07-10