Fragmentary epitaph (?)
created: Transcription from previous editor (JMR and CDL).
source date: Perhaps second century AD
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], n. 9 with fig. 8, whence [...] 5872; [...] 044.

[...] [...]δηπ[...] [...]μήπως [...] Ἀντιόχεια [...][...] θύγατρας τα [...] δύσμορος [...]μα

δηπ[...][^a1] μήπως[^a2] θύγατρας τα[^a3] δύσμορος[^1][^a4]

[^a1: δηπ[...] | δηπι]

[^a2: μήπως | νηπωσ]

[^a3: θύγατρας τα | ατραστα]

[^a4: δύσμορος | [...]μορος]

[^1: J.M. Reynolds' suggestion]

[...] pas encore [...] Antiokheia [...] les filles [...] infortuné(e) [...].

[...] not yet [...] Antiocheia [...] the daughters [...] ill-fated [...].

[...] non ancora [...] Antiocheia [...] le figlie [...] sventurata/o [...].

We follow J.M. Reynolds for the suggested date.

This very fragmentary inscription has been included into the verse collection on behalf of only two tiny hints: the plausible δύσμορος at line 5 (or another compound with the same second stem) and the probable word for 'daughter' in its epic form of acc. pl. θύγατρας. This form, attested only three times in Homer, is always at the end of the verse, as all other forms in θυγατρ-. This allows to determine here the end of a verse.

Another problematic aspect is the name Ἀντιόχεια. It may as well be the name of the city as such or used as a woman's personal name. We choose arbitrarily the second option. Anyway, the mention of women is statistically more frequent in funerary inscriptions and the good rhythmical conformity of the name makes the guess of a metrical epitaph a little more plausible.

Metrical analysis: dactylic fragments which it is impossible to connect with a specific verse or place in the verse, but for one case mentioned above. At least, it is clear that the layout of lines on the stone was not consistent with the ends of verses.