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Funerary inscription
Decoration
greek inscription carved on both sides of the sarcophagus lid
Language
Greek
Translation
Take cheer, incomparable Menophila. No one is immortal. That (is life). Alypis for his beloved wife, for the sake of her memory.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP2
Edition Constituted From
CIIP2
Translation Constituted From
CIIP2
Description
A marble sarcophogus lid with a greek epitaph for Menophilia inscribed on both sides of it, from Caesarea Maritima in the 2-3 c. CE
Current Location (if known)
Crusader City IAA inv. no 1992-5583
Name 1
Menophila
Role 1
Wife
Name 2
Alypis
Role 2
Husband
Selected Bibliography
CIIP2=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume II: Caesarea and the Middle Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. no.1515.
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Title
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Sarcophagus of Menophila from Caesarea Maritima
Description
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A marble sarcophogus lid with a greek epitaph for Menophilia inscribed on both sides of it, from Caesarea Maritima in the 2-3 c. CE
Source
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Caesarea Maritima
Publisher
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CIIP2
Date
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2-3 c. CE
Format
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Marble
Language
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Greek
Caesarea Maritima
funerary
Greek
inscribed
inscription
marble
Menophilia
sarcophagus
wife