Classical

Greek Grave Stele

Limestone grave stele with a alphabetic Greek inscription: an elegaic couplet recording the epitaph of Idagygos of Halikarnassos; rectangular stone slab with a square section, damaged in places on the top right hand side; the text is arranged in ten somewhat irregularly sized lines, dextroverse, with word dividers in the form pairs of dots arranged like colons; the last line consists of the single letter 'nu'; the letters are rather crudely executed and spaced. Dimensions: Width: 11.50 - 11.80 centimetres; Height: 165.50 centimetres; Width: 27.94 centimetres Object Type: stela Techniques: carved Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription language: Ancient Greek Inscription script: Greek Inscription quoted: Ένθάδε : μ(ό)ϊραν : έχων | ‘Αλικαρνη|σσεύς : Ίδα γυγος : κεί|ται : Ά)ριστυ|κλέος : πα|ίς : "Αρεος || θεράπων. Inscription transliteration: Entade moiran echon Hallikarnesseos Idagugos keitai, Aristokleos pais, Areos Therapon Inscription translation: Here having met his doom Idagygos of Halicarnassus lies, son of Aristokles servant of Ares. Inscription note: Elegaic couplet with Homeric overtones recording epitaph.