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[---]gius A(ulo?) Tertio s(alutem)
salutem
Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
Letters intentionally erased in antiquity
Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
Characters formerly visible, now missing
Description of a figural graffito (used by EDR and AGP)
Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
| Symbol |
|---|
| [abc] |
| [- - -] |
| a(bc) |
| [[abc]] |
| ABC |
| ạḅ |
| abc |
| ((:abc)) |
| (:abc) |
| Translation: | [---]gius says hello to Aulus Tertius. Hello! |
|---|---|
| Findspot: | Herculaneum,
The Grand Taberna
(IV.15-16)
property metadata ➜ |
| Language: | Latin |
| Writing Style: | Graffito/incised |
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| Apparatus Criticus: | Textus et mensurae secundum (1), lapsu tectorii periit (2) vv. 1-2: II scriptum pro littera E v. 2: tributus est titulo 10534, nam illius littera S extra eadem est ac littera, qua hic incipit SALVTEM (2). Prope EDR140213, EDR140217, EDR140219, EDR140221, EDR140223, EDR140226, EDR140237, EDR140232, EDR140233 |
| Bibliography: | CIL 04, 10534 (1) A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL Vol. IV collecti sunt, Imagines, Roma 2012, Vol. II, p. 488, con foto (2) |
| Link to EDR: | #EDR140224 |
| Suggested Citation: | 'Greetings to Aulus Tertius', The Ancient Graffiti Project Search Engine, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR140224> [accessed: 21 Jun 2018] |