Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

ḄAΛANEM πυγίζω
μή την (:θην) ἄρμ̂α πωλεσήτω (:πολησάτω?)

Symbol	Meaning
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
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)
âbc	Letters joined in ligature, each letter that is joined to the next letter is indicated by a caret
?	Represents uncertainty

Findspot	Stabiae, Impianto Termale (Other.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus	Textus et mensurae secundum (1). v. 1: Prima etiam P esse potest, sed malui BAΛANEM (2). v. 2: πωλεσήτω male correxit verbum πωλεσέτω prius scriptum. Nam potius πωλησέτω scribendum et idem pro πολησάτω, forma imperandi aoristi verbi πωλέω (2).
Bibliography	A. Varone, Iscrizioni Parietali di Stabiae, Roma 2020, p. 120, nr. 330 con foto (1) CIL 04, 12181 con foto ed apografo (2) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR180103 (3)
Link to EDR	#EDR180103
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR180103, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR180103> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Melissa Yorio Last Revision: 2024-06-06