Grave marker of Anthusa from Ascalon (ASC0101)
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Title
Grave marker of Anthusa from Ascalon (ASC0101)
Description
White marble grave marker of Anthusa with Greek inscription, from Ascalon, dated c.2nd century CE (ASC0101)
Publisher
CIIP3: 2341
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
ASC0101
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
Base:
H 13cm
W 16.5cm
D 13.5cm
Column:
H 18cm
H 13cm
W 16.5cm
D 13.5cm
Column:
H 18cm
Diplomatic
ΑΝΘΟΥΣΑ
ΧΡΗΣΤΗ
ΚΑΙΑΛΥΠΕ
ΧΑΙΡΕ
ΧΡΗΣΤΗ
ΚΑΙΑΛΥΠΕ
ΧΑΙΡΕ
Translation
Anthusa, worthy and having caused no grief, greetings.
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3: 2341
Description
White marble column encircled at the top by a wreath, sitting on a squared base with a four-line Greek inscription on one side.
Letters
1.5cm
Current Location (if known)
Israel Museum inv. no. MHS 133063
Name 1
Selected Bibliography
CIIP3=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.280-281,
no. 2341.
the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.280-281,
no. 2341.
Citation
“Grave marker of Anthusa from Ascalon (ASC0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/102.