Drawing of a camel
((:camelus dromedarius cum cauda, lodicem gerens, ad dextram incedens))
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)
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| ạḅ |
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| Description of Drawing (English): | camel, wearing blanket, with tail, walking to the right |
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| Findspot: | Herculaneum,
Samnite House
(V.1)
property metadata ➜ |
| Drawing Category: | Animals |
| Writing Style: | Graffito/incised |
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| Apparatus Criticus: | Textus secundum (1), Contulerunt Beall, Bey IV, McCrory, Opdenhoff, Tomasi, Zimmermann Damer a. 2014. |
| Bibliography: | M. Langner, Antike Graffitizeichnungen: Motive, Gestaltung und Bedeutung. Wiesbaden 2001, n. 1443 (Esel/camel) (1) |
| Link to EDR: | #EDR144514 |
| Suggested Citation: | 'Drawing of a camel', The Ancient Graffiti Project Search Engine, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR144514> [accessed: 22 Jun 2018] |
