Uncertain

[---]ν Φιλεῖνος̣ ΤΗ[---]
[---]ην εἶπεν οφιλ[---]
[---] Ι̣ΛΕΙΠΟ +++++[---]


Findspot: Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
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Language: Greek
Writing Style: charcoal
  • Graffito Height: 23
  • Graffito Length: 30
  • Min Letter Height: 2
  • Max Letter Height: 3
Apparatus Criticus: 1. φιλεῖν and Φιλεῖνος both seem possible in principle; the letter after omicron looks most like a tiny rho without tail, but sigma is more likely given its scale and position; it seems too curved for iota. 2. ὀφίλ[ειν, read ὀφείλειν, is possible. But φιλεῖνὁ Φιλ[εῖνος seems equally plausible
Bibliography: Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 382.
Suggested Citation: AGP-SMYTP0771, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYTP0771> [accessed: 25 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03