Funerary verse for a girl, Thea[ . . .
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ψυχὴ σῶμα λιποῦϲα τὸ πήλινον[^1] εὔλυτοϲ ἐϲ μακάρων ἱερὸν γενοϲ[^2] ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ τετρατον[^3] πάντ᾿ ἀπανηναμένη ἤθεα[^4] Ῥώμηϲ καὶ Φαρίηϲ ξύνον γένοϲ[^5] καλήν, μιλιχίην, ἐρατήν, πινυτόφρονα[^6] ἕρμα ϲαοφροϲύνηϲ κούρην κρύφεν οὗτοϲ ὁ τύμβοϲ ψυχὴ ἀθανάτοιϲιν ὁμέστιοϲ ουρανὸν ἥκει ἐδομένη φορέειν βρότεον δέμαϲ[^7]

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[^2: - ⏖ - -]

[^3: ⏖ - ⏖ - -]

[^4: - ⏖ - -]

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[^a1: at 1: ΤΟ [---] | τὸ [πήλινον]

[^a2: at 2: ἱερὸν ΓΕ [---] | ἱερὸν γέ[νος]

[^a3: at 3: τετρατο[---] | τετρατο[ν]

[^a4: at 4: παντάπαν ἧν ἀμενη(ν)ὴ Θεα- | πάντ᾿ ἀπανηναμένη ἤθεα]

[^a5: at 6: πινυ[τὴν | πινυ[τόφρονα, - -]

[^a6: at 7: ΚΡ[---] | κρ[ύφεν οὗτος ὁ τύμβος (e.g.)]]

[^a7: at 8: ΟΥ[---] | οὐ[ρανὸν ἥκει, (e.g.)]]

[^a8: at 9: ἐδομένη for αἰδομένη | [δέμας]]

The soul (of ---?), leaving her (earthly?) body, (went?) easily released to the holy race of the gods . . . eighteenth (year), fourth (month) . . . renouncing all ways (of mortals?). The joint stock of Rome and Pharia [Alexandria], a maiden beautiful, mild, lovely, wise-minded, --, a pillar of prudence, (this tomb) has (hidden?). Her soul (has gone) to heaven to consort with the immortals, ashamed to wear a mortal (body . . . )

The soul, leaving the body [...] has gone, released from care, to the holy place gathering of the blessed ones [...] in the eighteenth year and fourth month [...]. Entirely fleeting was Thea- the glimpse we had of her [...] Her descent was from both Rome and Alexandria [...] Beautiful, gentle, loveable, discreet, [...] a bastion of prudence was the girl whom [...] Her soul is living with the immortals [...] being ashamed to bear a mortal body.

[...] in 1972, 72.157

[...] 154 and plate xxxv, whence [...] 376 [...] 738 , [...] 02/09/92 (partial), [...] 154, [...] 13.507; [...] 172-4 and plate 2, whence [...] 63.859, [...] 2013.1577, [...] 2017.69