Acclamation
[χ]αῖρε Τράλ =
[λε]ις πρώτ =
η̣ Ἀνατο =
λῆς (or ἀνατο=
λῆς)
Π+ΡΕΙΣ
ΗΧΑ+Η
| Translation: | “Greetings Tralleis, first of Anatolia (or ‘of the East’).” |
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| Findspot: |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Language: | Greek |
| Writing Style: | charcoal |
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| Apparatus Criticus: | 3–4. The generic usage of ἀνατολή to mean “the East” is well attested, but the numerous parallels in the graffiti to civic boasting suggest that the sense here is more specific. The only parallel before the sixth century known to us for a use of Ἀνατολή to refer to Asia Minor or perhaps more specifically to the province of Asia, however, is Diocletian’s Edict of Maximum Prices. 5–6. These lines are written in substantially smaller letters than lines 1–4. |
| Bibliography: | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 448. Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 19. |
| Suggested Citation: | AGP-SMYTP1051, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYTP1051> [accessed: 09 May 2024] |
| Contributions: |
Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03 |
