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Funerary inscription of Konon

Type of monument:
Funerary inscription.
Location:
Ortakuyu (Komitanassos): in the northern part of the village.
Description:
Grey-blue marble slab, broken above; inscription in incised tabula ansata at bottom, with incised vertical lines up the sides of the front face.
Dimensions:
Ht. 0.58+; W. 0.54; Th. 0.20; letters 0.025-0.035.
Record:
Squeeze; line drawing; MB notebook copy (1956/190).
Publication:
None.
Date:
Fifth or sixth century AD.
 
 

† ἔνθα κατάκιτε
ὁ τῆς μακαρίας †
μνήμης Κόνον ΑΚς
Here lies Konon, of blessed memory...

The abbreviation at the end of line 3 may be an error for ΑΧς, the standard abbreviation for (μον)αχ(ός). For the physical form of the monument, compare French 2007: 74-5, no. 8 (Kırşehir Museum).

Illustrations:

Squeeze of MAMA XI 367 (Komitanassos 3: 1956-190)

Squeeze of MAMA XI 367 (Komitanassos 3: 1956-190)

Line drawing of MAMA XI 367 (Komitanassos 3: 1956-190)

Line drawing of MAMA XI 367 (Komitanassos 3: 1956-190)