Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

μίαν̣ φιλ[ῶ]
ἧς ἀριθμ[ὸς] [+2?+]

Symbol	Meaning
[abc]	Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support
ạḅ	Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context
+	Illegible/unclear character
?	Represents uncertainty

Translation	“I love one woman whose number is [--].”
Findspot	Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1) Location metadata ➜
Language	Greek
Writing Style	charcoal
	Graffito Height: 20 Graffito Length: 30 Min Letter Height: 6 Max Letter Height: 7
Bibliography	Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 93. Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 15. SEG 61.957.
Suggested Citation	AGP-SMYT00051, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00051> [accessed: 05 Dec 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03