Uncertain

[---]ης
[---] τῆς κ̣α̣λῆς κυρί=
[ας] [---] ++++ καλῶν χρωτῶν
[---] ++++++++++ ΕΩΝ ΚΕ++
[---]+++++ς τῶν Κ+TΩΝΚΑ̣++
[---]++++++ τῆς καλῆς κυλεία̣ς̣ (:κυρίας)
[---] +++++++++++++++++ ΚΟΤΩΝΤΟ+
〚<:textus non legitur>〛
[---]οτο ++++++++++++++ ΕΝ ΜΕΣΩ++
[---]++[------]++++OΔΕ μία ὥρα ἐστί
[---]ο++[--]+ΑΝΑΝ̣++++


Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 34
  • Graffito Length: 55
  • Min Letter Height: 2
  • Max Letter Height: 3
Apparatus Criticus: 3. Although the basic meaning of χρώς is “skin,” LSJ s.v. indicates that it can be used more broadly for human bodies, which might explain the plural here. 6. Comparison with line 2 suggests that κυλείας, which is unknown, is a phonetic spelling of κυρίας, with lambda-rho interchange.The writer is presumably replying to the first writer. 8. ἐν μέσῳ is an obvious possibility, but the lack of context prevents certainty.
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 216-217.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYT00203, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00203> [accessed: 10 May 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03