Greek funerary inscription of Protarchis daughter of Titius (UNK0101)
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Title
Greek funerary inscription of Protarchis daughter of Titius (UNK0101)
Description
Inscribed funerary cippis for Protarchis, origin disputed, dated perhaps from 1st-2nd c. CE (UNK0101)
Publisher
CIIP3:2161
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
UNK0101
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 38cm
Diplomatic
ΠΡΩΤΑΡΧΙΣ
ΤΙΤΙΟΥ
ΧΡΗΣΤΗΧΑΙΡΕ
ΤΙΤΙΟΥ
ΧΡΗΣΤΗΧΑΙΡΕ
Translation
Good Protarchis,
daughter of Titius,
farewell.
daughter of Titius,
farewell.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
A three-line Greek funerary inscription on a short column, with mouldings above and below.
Findspot
The original publication by Clermont-Ganneau records the cippus in a collection from Jaffa (with UNK0202) but its origin was purported to be north of Jaffa, while Clermont-Ganneau suspected the piece may have been originally from Cyprus; see discussion and bibliography, CIIP3, 1-2, no. 2161
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Selected Bibliography
Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.1-2, no.2161.
Citation
“Greek funerary inscription of Protarchis daughter of Titius (UNK0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/117.