Acclamation

Ἀσίας π[ρ]ώ̣τοις
Σαρδιαν̣ο̣ῖ̣ς̣
οἷς πᾶν [κλ]έος
ἐ̣στὶν διὰ
τοὺς κυρί[ους].


Translation: “To the Sardians, first of Asia, to whom is all glory because of our lords.”
Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 30
  • Graffito Length: 40
  • Min Letter Height: 3
  • Max Letter Height: 5
Apparatus Criticus: See Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): introduction, pp. 39 and 48, for discussion of this text, of central importance for the dating of the graffiti.
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 167.
Bagnall, R., Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East (2011): 19.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYT00131, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYT00131> [accessed: 23 Oct 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03