Epitaph
created: Transcription from photograph and discussion with J.M. Reynolds per epistulam (C
source date: Probably second half of fifth century BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Not published before [...] 132900.

[...]ο̄ : Ηεμὶ [...]δάμō

Je suis la tombe de [...]os fils de [...]damos.

I am the tomb of [...]os son of [...]damos.

Io sono la tomba di [...]os figlio di [...]damos.

This inscription is known only from a photograph taken at the place of discovery. From it one might wonder at the shape of the stone, which seems rather intended for a horizontal placement. Was it a sarcophagus lid with a reduced slope or a plaque placed on the summit of the tumulus tomb?

The measures given above are based on the supposition that the standard shown on the photo is in inches.

J.M. Reynolds at first glance thought that the last letter at l. 2 was an omega, which would have been very surprising as opposed to the omicron at line 1. Moreover, the use of eta + epsilon for the long e of εἰμι (see IGCyr001100) cannot be contemporary with the use of omega. A better examination of the photograph shows that the two small furrows at the bottom of the discussed letter are caused by erosion, as it occurs often in the soft local limestone. Similarly, a dot is to be seen inside the first omicron, but not in the centre. This is probably no part of the letter; similar holes may be seen elsewhere on the surface.