Riddle

ζήτημα
Εἴσιδι αδι
αδι διασω =
θείς αδι α =
δ[ι’] <Ἰσ>ίδωρ̣ος̣
<:textus non legitur> ΕΝ


Translation: “Riddle: To Isis (adi adi), having been saved (adi adi), Isidoros . . .”
Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 30
  • Graffito Length: 40
  • Min Letter Height: 4
  • Max Letter Height: 5
Apparatus Criticus: 1. On riddles, see Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 54. 2. Read Ἴσιδι.
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 271.
Bagnall, R. S., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 19.
SEG 61.964.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYT00281, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00281> [accessed: 10 May 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03