Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

[-------]++Α
[-----]++ΕΝΗ
[---]Σ̣ΑΠ̣ΑΤΡΟΣ
Ε̣Π̣Ε̣Θ̣Η̣+Η
<:textus non legitur> Ι ΤΩ
<:textus non legitur> Ι ΡΑ

Symbol	Meaning
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
+	Illegible/unclear character
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 12 Graffito Length: 23 Min Letter Height: 3 Max Letter Height: 4
Apparatus Criticus	1. ατα is possible; the letter before alpha has a hasta placed well to the left of alpha. 2. The letter before epsilon does not seem to be gamma. 3. One should perhaps divide –σα πατρός. 4. The penultimate letter appears to have two hastas, as eta or nu, but we have not found a convincing reading. There is more than ordinary space between pi and epsilon, but no traces. 5–6. The vertical lines indicate where the text crosses the bevel edge.
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 151-152.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00123, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00123> [accessed: 03 Apr 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03