Insult

φίλ’ ἐλάθε{ι} ὢν [ν]όθ{η}ος


Translation “Friend, did it escape your notice that you’re a bastard?”
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language Greek
Writing Style Charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 20
  • Graffito Length: 130
  • Min Letter Height: 8
  • Max Letter Height: 10
Apparatus Criticus
Bibliography Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 341.
Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 12-13.
SEG 61.954.
Suggested Citation AGP-SMYT00521, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00521> [accessed: 21 Aug 2025]