MAMA XI 328 (Perta) 
Funerary column for Eros
- Type of monument:
- Funerary column.
- Location:
- Mernek (Karakaya) (Perta): in the yard of Mustafa Kurt, said to have been dug up behind his house.
- Description:
- Crystalline grey marble column, cut off above. Above the inscription, relief of standing female figure in small sunken panel, wearing veil and stola. Low down on the back of the column, a setting for a small metal cross.
- Dimensions:
- Ht. 2.59+; Diameter 0.35 (above), 0.44 (below); letters 0.035-0.040.
- Record:
- MB notebook copy; photographs (1956/141).
- Publication:
- None.
- Date:
- Roman imperial period.
Εὐφημὶς Ἔρω-
τι τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτ-
ῆς μνήμης hed.
hed. χάριν hed.
Euphemis, for her husband Eros, in memoriam.
Illustrations:
MAMA XI 328 (Perta 23: 1956-141)
MAMA XI 328 (Perta 23: 1956-141)
The name Εὐφημία is very common, but I am unable to find another instance of Εὐφημίς. I cannot explain why the figure depicted in relief should be female. For the form of the monument, compare MAMA XI 347 (1956/202: Savatra).