Ancient Greek Inscriptions

from Bulgaria

project of

Sofia University
„Kliment Ohridski“

Monument IGBulg_1955

Editor(s)

Václav Dobruský.

Type of monument

stele

Material

limestone

Find place

Sofia, in re-use in a late antique tomb near the south wall of the St. Sophia Church; excavated in 1900 by V. Dobruský

Origin

Serdica

Observed in

Institution and inventory

National Archaeological Institute with Museum
No 2222

Dimensions

height 175 cm, width 72 cm, depth 23 cm

Letter size

height 3 - 4 cm

Layout description

Stele with triangular pediment and acroteria (the left one is broken); the lower left corner is damaged. The epigraphic field is surrounded on all sides with a complex moulded frame.

Decoration description

Gorgon's head sculpted within the pediment.

Text

Category of inscription

funerary inscription

Date

Second half of 2nd - beginning of 3rd century AD

Dating criteria

lettering, material-context

Text

Ἀγαθῆι τύχηι.
Διλλης Τυράννου
Νεικαιεὺς ζήσας
ἔτη τριάκοντα´
5ἐνθάδε κεῖται
τειμηθεὶς ὑπὸ
Καλπουρνίας
μνήμης χάριν.
Χαῖρε, παροδεῖ-
10τα.
((leaf))

AΓΑΘHΙΤYΧΗΙ
ΔΙΛΛΗΣΤΥΡANNΟΥ
NΕΙΚΑΙΕYΣΖHΣΑΣ
EΤΗΤΡΙAΚΟNΤΑ
5ENΘAΔΕΚΕIΤΑΙ
ΤΕΙMΗΘΕIΣYΠO
ΚΑΛΠΟΥΡNIΑΣ
MNHMΗΣΧAΡΙN
ΧΑIΡΕΠΑΡΟΔΕI
10ΤΑ
leaf

To Good Fortune!
Dilles son of Tyrannus, from Nicaea, who lived thirty years, is buried here, honoured by Calpurnia in his memory.
Farewell, passer-by!

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Info

Geonames

Pleiades

List: Sofia

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Ἀγαθῆι

lemma: ἀγαθός
tag: w

τύχηι

lemma: τύχη
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Διλλης Τυράννου Νεικαιεὺς

nymRef: Διλλης Τυράννου
tag: persName

Διλλης

ref: Dilles
nymRef: Διλλης
tag: name

Τυράννου

ref: Tyrannus
nymRef: Τύραννος
tag: name

⤦ n: 3

tag: lb

Νεικαιεὺς

type: ethnic
ref: Nicaea
tag: placeName

ζήσας

lemma: ζῶ
tag: w

⤦ n: 4

tag: lb

ἔτη

lemma: ἔτος
tag: w

τριάκοντα

lemma: τριάκοντα
tag: w

⤦ n: 5

tag: lb

ἐνθάδε

lemma: ἐνθάδε
tag: w

κεῖται

lemma: κεῖμαι
tag: w

⤦ n: 6

tag: lb

τειμηθεὶς

lemma: τιμάω
tag: w

ὑπὸ

lemma: ὑπό
tag: w

⤦ n: 7

tag: lb

Καλπουρνίας

nymRef: Καλπούρνια
tag: persName

⤦ n: 8

tag: lb

μνήμης

lemma: μνήμη
tag: w

χάριν

lemma: χάρις
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 9

tag: lb

Χαῖρε

lemma: χαίρω
tag: w

tag: #text

παροδεῖ τα

lemma: παροδίτης
tag: w

παροδεῖ

tag: #text

⤦ n: 10

break: no
tag: lb

τα

tag: #text

⤦ n: 11

tag: lb

type: leaf
tag: g

 
<ab>
<lb n="1"/><w lemma="ἀγαθός">Ἀγαθῆι</w> <w lemma="τύχη">τύχηι</w>.
<lb n="2"/>
<persName nymRef="Διλλης Τυράννου"><name ref="Onom.xml#Dilles" nymRef="Διλλης">Διλλης</name> <name ref="Onom.xml#Tyrannus" nymRef="Τύραννος">Τυράννου</name>
<lb n="3"/><placeName type="ethnic" ref="listPlaces.xml#Nicaea">Νεικαιεὺς</placeName></persName> <w lemma="ζῶ">ζήσας</w>
<lb n="4"/><w lemma="ἔτος">ἔτη</w> <w lemma="τριάκοντα"><num value="30">τριάκοντα</num></w>
<lb n="5"/><w lemma="ἐνθάδε">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="κεῖμαι">κεῖται</w>
<lb n="6"/><w lemma="τιμάω">τειμηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ὑπό">ὑπὸ</w>
<lb n="7"/><persName nymRef="Καλπούρνια"><name ref="Onom.xml#Calpurnia" nymRef="Καλπούρνια">Καλπουρνίας</name></persName>
<lb n="8"/><w lemma="μνήμη">μνήμης</w> <w lemma="χάρις">χάριν</w>.
<lb n="9"/><w lemma="χαίρω">Χαῖρε</w>, <w lemma="παροδίτης">παροδεῖ
<lb n="10" break="no"/>τα</w>.
<lb n="11"/> <g type="leaf"/>
    </ab>

Apparatus

Apparatus:
The text of the inscription is given according to the editions of Dobruský and Mihailov after a comparison through personal observation by N. Sharankov.

Bibliography

Dobruský, Václav. Материали по археологията на България. – Сборник за народни умотворения, наука и книжнина. Vol. XVIII, 1901, p. 704-812, Vol.. 776-777, № 85, .

Mihailov, Georgius. Inscriptiones Graecae in Bulgaria repertae. Vol. IV, 1966, Vol.. 1959, .

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