Epitaph of Kalliste (GER0210)
Dublin Core
Title
Epitaph of Kalliste (GER0210)
Description
Brief inscription framed by a wreath with funerary language.
Source
Publisher
Welles, C. 1938. "The Inscriptions," pg.454, no225., pl.CXVI,b, in Gerasa: city of the Decapolis, C.H. Kraeling (ed.).
Date
Rights
Welles 1938
Format
Stone
Language
Identifier
GER0210
IIIF Item Metadata
UUID
e68e1c8b-1ea7-4a23-bce7-8328bda848fa
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
0.24 m (diameter of wreath)
Diplomatic
XAIP
OICKA
ΛΛICT
E
OICKA
ΛΛICT
E
Edition
Χαίρ-
οις Κά-
λλιστ-
ε.
οις Κά-
λλιστ-
ε.
Translation
Rejoice Kalliste!
Diplomatic Constituted From
Allen 1885
Edition Constituted From
Welles 1938
Translation Constituted From
WIRE Project
Letters
Findspot
Northeast corner, outside of city wall, on Suf road.
Name 1
Selected Bibliography
Allen, F. 1885. "Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Palestine." The American Journal of Philology 6, no. 2 (1885): 190-216.
Citation
“Epitaph of Kalliste (GER0210),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/26.