Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Τρύφ[ω]ν
Ἐφέσιος
ἐποίει

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support

Translation	“Tryphon the Ephesian made (this).”
Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 18 Graffito Length: 30 Min Letter Height: 4 Max Letter Height: 5
Apparatus Criticus	1. The third letter in the hand-copy is tau, and a restoration of Πυτ[ίω]ν (for Πυθίων) was suggested in Bagnall, Everyday Writing; but on the original the reading given here is clear. Tryphon is very common in Asia Minor, with many Ephesian instances (LGPN 5A 437).
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 190. Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 19. SEG 61.966.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00159, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00159> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03