Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

ἔψυγμ̣[αι]

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context

Translation	“I’ve been chilled.”
Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Min Letter Height: 5 Max Letter Height: 6
Apparatus Criticus	1. Εὔχη was suggested as a reading in Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011), but we believe that the present reading is inescapable. See T21.1 for another example and discussion of the meaning.
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 297. Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 11 and 13, fig. 4. SEG 61.952.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00295, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00295> [accessed: 03 Apr 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03