KI028 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Christian Greek Epitaph) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Letters are shallowly and thinly cut, and they drift up and down in lettering plane.

Writing transcription

[+ κοιμ]ητήρι|[oν Ἀ]ϲκλη|[ιάκη]ϲ καὶ | [- - -]

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Inscription (stone)

Preservation description

One fragment of rectangular plaque preserves small part of four lines of Greek text and right margin. All edges are worn and chipped, and lower right side has planar fracturing. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion; slight, extensive, sandy encrustation.

Published as

Rife2022e, pp. 1196-1197, 1208-1209, no. 921, fig. 25.5

Preserved length

0.208

Preserved width

0.215

Right margin width

0.035

Thickness

0.022

Chronology comment

Late Roman-Early Byzantine (5th-7th century). Dated by contents, paleography, material.

Explanation of deposition

From grave in area or upslope?

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bluish Gray Schistose Marble (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0910-003

Location in unit

Structural debris over north ambulatory, Octagon.