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Mahmud G:
Hello.
A little fragment from a Greco-Roman inscription… any comment especially for the third line is appreciated. And of course which century according to the style of letters does this belong to?
Sincerely.
Mahmud G:
At least, may it be about Julia Domna?
v-drome:
Hi, Mahmud. I love finding parts of inscriptions, but they are frustratingly difficult to read and date. The lunate sigma and epsilon are a clue, suggesting to me Roman Imperial (in the Greek speaking provinces), or early Byzantine date, but I have not studied this subject so I really don't know much. A specialist in Greek epigraphy might be able to help. Searching on Google for "Roman Greek Marble Inscription" brings up a lot of nice photos but might drive one crazy! In Translate.Google.com "ΓΟΝΟΣ" comes up as "child" or "offspring", but I don't know how accurate that is for ancient Greek. Another Forum member may be of more help with this. Good luck, and nice find.
Jimi
Mahmud G:
Thank you very very much v-drome.
A friend of mine read this inscription as below:
(O) ΓΟΝΟΣ ΚΥ(ΡΙΑΣ) (Δ)ΟΜΝΑΣ ΝΕΑ(ΡΟΣ) (Τ)ΕΛΙΩΘΕΙΣΗΣΙ.
Younger son of Lady Domna has died.
It may be an announcement inscription for the death of Geta.
Your precious comments please…
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