Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

ΚΟ+ΤΗ
ΤΟ++Ο̣ΥΔΙΝ
Ἀσίας̣ τύχη
〚+++[--]Ω[--]Σ〛
ΦΥΛΑΞΕΥ+ΟΖΥ
ΓΟΚΑΜΕ̣+ΜΕ
τώπος (:τόπος)

Symbol	Meaning
[- - -]	Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty
[[abc]]	Letters intentionally erased in antiquity
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
+	Illegible/unclear character

Findspot:	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language:	Greek
Writing Style:	Graffito/incised
	Graffito Height: 16 Graffito Length: 14 Min Letter Height: 1.5 Max Letter Height: 1.5
Apparatus Criticus:	3. Not much is visible of the second sigma of Ἀσίας, but it seems syntactically unavoidable. 4. A horizontal trench has been cut in the plaster to eliminate whatever was originally written here. 5–6. φυλάξε = φυλάξαι? Perhaps following that we should read ὑπ̣οζυ\|γόκαμε̣ν̣ (l. ὑπεζυγώκαμεν), requiring two phonetic errors to get an acceptable perfect form of the unattested compound ὑποζυγόω (the simplex is known).
Bibliography:	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 424-426.
Suggested Citation:	AGP-SMYTP1004, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYTP1004> [accessed: 09 May 2024]
Contributions:	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03