Ancient Greek Inscriptions

from Bulgaria

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Sofia University
„Kliment Ohridski“

Funerary inscription for Megakles son of Megakles

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Monument IGBulg_0419

Editor(s)

Georgi Mihailov.

Type of monument

stele

Material

limestone

Find place

Sozopol, found in 1946 during the excavations of the necropolis at Kalfata locality

Origin

Apollonia

Observed in

Institution and inventory

National Archaeological Institute with Museum
No

Dimensions

height 40 cm, width 29 cm, depth 24 cm

Letter size

height 2 - 3.5 cm

Layout description

Stele, with all surfaces smoothed out; only the back is rougher. The inscription starts at 6 cm below the top of the stele.

Decoration description

Text

Category of inscription

funerary inscription - prose

Date

second half of V or early IV c. BC

Dating criteria

lettering

Images

Text

Μεγακλῆς
Μεγακλέος.

MΕΓΑΚΛHΣ
MΕΓΑΚΛEΟΣ

Megacles son of Megacles.

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Geonames

List: Sozopol

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Μεγακλῆς Μεγακλέος

nymRef: Μεγακλῆς Μεγακλέους
tag: persName

Μεγακλῆς

ref: Megacles
nymRef: Μεγακλῆς
tag: name

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Μεγακλέος

ref: Megacles
nymRef: Μεγακλῆς
tag: name

tag: #text

 
<ab>
                      <lb n="1"/><persName nymRef="Μεγακλῆς Μεγακλέους"><name ref="Onom.xml#Megacles" nymRef="Μεγακλῆς">Μεγακλῆς</name>
                     <lb n="2"/> <name ref="Onom.xml#Megacles" nymRef="Μεγακλῆς">Μεγακλέος</name></persName>.
                    </ab>