Uncertain


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euseb++
euseb++
pit+++
er


Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 25
  • Graffito Length: 32
  • Min Letter Height: 4
  • Max Letter Height: 7
Apparatus Criticus: 1. One would perhaps read Ou[a]l[erius or Ou[a]l[ens; the form would represent the Greek rendering of a Latin name turned back into Latin, perhaps a sign of a Hellenophone writer with little Latin but the alphabet; cf. also the note to l. 2. 2. The traces after euseb look most like Greek ην. In line 3, the letter after b also looks as if it could be an eta. Were it not for that Eusebius would be an attractive interpretation.
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 124-125.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYT00097, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00097> [accessed: 22 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03