Epitaph of Meltine and Aurelia Auxesis
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source date: ca. 220-235 CE
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Ἡ σορὸς καὶ ὁ ὑπὸ αὐτὴν βωμὸς κατεσκευάσθησαν ὑπὸ ΤΙΙΕ[...] [...]ἐν ᾗ σορῷ κεκήδευται Μελτίνη ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ κὲ αὐτὸς ταφῇ ὁ [...]ΣΟ[...]ὁ ὑπεναντίον τι ποιήσας προσαποτείσει Θεᾷ Ἀφροδείτῃ ἀργυρίου δηνάρια ͵β, ὧν τὸ τρίτον ἔσται τοῦ ἐκδικήσαντος ἔστω δὲ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἐπάρατος · ταύτης τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς ἀπετέθη ἀντίγραφον εἰς τὸ χρεοφυλάκιον ἐπὶ στεφανηφόρου ἔτι βούλομαι ἐνταφῆναι ἐν τῇ σορῷ Αὐρηλίαν Αὔξησιν Ἀμμιανοῦ τοῦ Φιλήτου τὴν καὶ αὐτὴν γυναῖκα μου καὶ Φίλητον τὸν υἱόν μου

The sarcophagus and the base(?) underneath were constructed by -. In this sarcophagus has buried Meltine, his wife(?) and shall be buried he himself [---] whoever does something against his will shall pay (additionally) to the goddess Aphrodite 2000 denarii, of which one-third shall belong to the vindicator; and he shall be impious and cursed. A copy of this inscription was deposited in the registry under the stephanephorate of --. I also wish that Aurelia Auxesis, daughter of Ammianos, son of Philetos, who is also my (second?) wife, will be buried here and Philetos, my son.

[...] in 2006/2007, [...] I-07-17, Sarcophagus 715

[...] 330 no. 2 (mention); [...] 7, whence [...] 66.1165