Record of healing

Χαρίας ὁ κα[ὶ] Λ̣ου =
κος εὐξάμενος
περὶ τῶν ὀφθα̣λ̣μῶν
τοὺς λύχνους ἀπέδωκε
ἔτους σι


Translation “Charias also called Louk(i?)os, having prayed concerning his eyes, dedicated the lamps. Year 210.”
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Location metadata ➜
Language Greek
Writing Style charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 37
  • Graffito Length: 75
  • Min Letter Height: 4
  • Max Letter Height: 6
Apparatus Criticus See the introduction, pp. 36–39, for discussion of this text.
Bibliography Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 200 and 36-39.
Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 22.
SEG 61.972.
Suggested Citation AGP-SMYT00161, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00161> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03