Funerary verse for Euphemia
created: Transcription (Roueché).
source date: A.D. 543 or A.D. 558.
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βαϲιλεύοντοϲ Ἰουϲτινιανοῦ ἰνδικτίωνοϲ ζ μηνὸϲ α πο [...] ικ

ἐνθάδε τὴν ἱερὰν κεφαλὴν γαῖα καλύπτει
κούρηϲ ᾗ τὸ πάροιθεν ἐπώνυμον οὔνομα κεῖτο·
μήτιοϲ εὐφήμοιο καὶ οὐκ ἑτέρ’ ἔπλετο φήμηϲ
εὐφυέοϲ πινυτοῖϲιν ἐφ’ ἔργμασιν αἰὲν ἐοῦϲα·
ἀλλὰ θεῶν μακάρων Εὐφημία ἐϲ χορὸν ἥκοιϲ.
ἐπλήρωϲεν τὸν βίον Εὐφημία ἐτῶν ιη ἰνδικτίωνος ζ [...] μηνὸϲ α

a. In the reign of Justinian, the seventh indiction, the first month [...]

b. Here earth covers the sacred head of a girl who, before, had an appropriate name. She was of well-famed skill and similarly of a seemly reputation, being always (engaged) in prudent labours. But, Euphemia, may you come to the choir of the blessed gods. Euphemia completed her life at 18 years, in the seventh indiction [...] the first month.

Hier bedeckt die Erde das heilige Haupt des Mädchens, die früher den Namen der Klugheit mit dem schönen Ruf hatte: und die hatten keinen anderen Ruf als den von guter Art, da sie immer kluge Handlungen verrichtete. So mögest du, Euphemia, zum Reigen der unsterblichen Götter gelangen.

Euphemia hat ihr Leben vollendet, als sie 18 Jahre alt war, in der siebenten Indictio, im ersten Monat.

[...] in 1966.

[...] 157 and plate xxxvii, whence [...] 732 , [...] 02/09/29 , [...] 157, [...] 15.362.