Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

- - - - - -
+[-]+ΠΟΤΑΙ
Ι̣ΔΕΙΝ
ΔΕΣΟΥ++
+++++Ν

Symbol	Meaning
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
+	Illegible/unclear character
– – – – – –	Lost lines, quantity unknown

Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 32 Graffito Length: 30 Min Letter Height: 5 Max Letter Height: 6
Apparatus Criticus	There are also 2–3 lines of letters about 2.5 cm high on the beveled edge of this pier, none of which has been read. In line 1, cf. perhaps the unexplained ΚΑΤΑΠΟΤΑ in T13.3. There does not appear to be anything missing at left, where the pier would have allowed another letter or two. The end of line 1 is faint and squeezed in. It is tempting to interpret lines 2–3 as ἰδεῖν δὲ σοῦ, but further context is elusive.
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 191.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT01510, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT01510> [accessed: 03 Apr 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03