Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Χαρίας ὁ κα[ὶ] Λ̣ου =
κος εὐξάμενος
περὶ τῶν ὀφθα̣λ̣μῶν
τοὺς λύχνους ἀπέδωκε
ἔτους σι

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	“Charias also called Louk(i?)os, having prayed concerning his eyes, dedicated the lamps. Year 210.”
Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 37 Graffito Length: 75 Min Letter Height: 4 Max Letter Height: 6
Apparatus Criticus	See the introduction, pp. 36–39, for discussion of this text.
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 200 and 36-39. Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 22. SEG 61.972.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00161, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00161> [accessed: 29 Mar 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03