Signature

Τρύφ[ω]ν
Ἐφέσιος
ἐποίει


Translation “Tryphon the Ephesian made (this).”
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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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: 03 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03