Corinth, Tombstone of a Christian

Corinth, Tombstone of a Christian

Description

Corinth, Tombstone of a Christian

Details

☩ κοιμητήριον διαφ-
έροντα τῷ τὴν μα-
καρίαν μνήμην
Συμφέροντος ἐξ-
κ(ουβίτορος) γεναμένου̣, ὅσ-
τις {²sic}² ἀνεπαύσα̣τ̣[ο]
μηνὶ Ἰουλίῳ [ἡμ]-
έρᾳ τρίτῃ ἰ[νδικτι]-
ο͂νι δευτ[έραι. ☩]

Tomb of the late Sympheron of blessed memory. He was a guardsman and died on the third of July in the second indiction.

Date

500 CE–ca. 600 CE

Inscriptionnr

IG IV, 8,3 541 (Greek)

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

Corinth, Archaeological Museum

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Byzantium, Christianity

Tags

Inscription, Tomb

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