Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Aug(ustalis?) Pier(us) C[ela?]dus
Papiri 〈:servum〉 Amandu[m---]um
medicavit

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
a(bc)	Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor
?	Represents uncertainty
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Translation	The Augustalis(?), Pier C(???)dus, cured Amandus (the slave?) of Papirius
Findspot	Pompeii, Campus ad amphitheatrum (II.7.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Latin
Writing Style	cetera calce albo
Apparatus Criticus	Textus et mensurae secundum (2). v. 1: Aug(ustalis?) scriptum ut AUC; Celadus vel Claudus (2). Scriptum non graphio sed penicillo colore albo (calce) ductum (2), iscrizione tracciata con grosso pennello e con latte di calce direttamente sul nudo 'incertum' della parete. Il latte di calce, dove più dove meno, aveva ancora presa sulle nude pietre e sulla malta di contorno (1).
Bibliography	Not. Sc., 64, 1939, p. 304, nr. 399 (M. Della Corte) (1) CIL 04, 08810 (2) Hackworth Petersen, L. 2006, The Freedman in Roman Art and Art History, p. 251, n. 36 (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167955 (4)
Link to EDR	#EDR167955
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR167955, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167955> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Erika Damer Last Revision: 2021-08-04