Epitaph
created: Transcription from editor and photograph (CDL).
source date: Perhaps fourth century BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], p. 8 and pl. 21 (photo); [...] 118710. Cf. [...], p. 269.

Λῦσις Λύσιος Κόμων Κόμωνος

Lysis fils de Lysis. Komôn fils de Komôn.

Lysis son of Lysis. Komon son of Komon.

Lysis figlio di Lysis. Komon figlio di Komon.

ليسيس بن ليسيس. كومون بن كومون.

Rowe was only able to give a copy in block-letters. Although the reading is not quite easy to check from the photograph, the sequence may be interpreted, supposing that ΙΣ was cut twice. Those surplus letters at line 1 and the oblique stroke at the end of each line prevented Rowe from offering an interpretation. Whereas the mention of the two Komon at line 2 was registered by [...] (obviously on J.M. Reynolds' advice), the two Lysis were not.

This instance of the oblique stroke for abbreviating a father's name identical with the son's one is probably the most ancient one. For another instance of Hellenistic age, see IGCyr033100, a.I.10 and b.161. There are more occurrences in the Roman period