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A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis

Volume: 27 May 17, 2024
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A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis

Abstract

An inscribed funerary stele probably from Miletoupolis has been recently published by E. Laflı and M.E. Uyar (Laflı – Uyar 2021, 77-79 no. 2). This short note offers a revision of the inscription from the published photograph as well as a brief commentary. The inscription is identified as a pair of elegiac distichs containing a funerary imprecation against any desecrator of the stele. While this curse echoes known formulae, it also contains a few distinct phrasings (including one new compound verb).

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Supporting Institution

Queen's University, Canada

References

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  3. E. Laflı – M. E. Uyar, Four Funerary and Votive Monuments from Mysia (North-Western Turkey), Revista de Cercetări arheologice şi numismatice 7, 2021, 74-89.
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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Classical Greek and Roman History, Ancient History (Other)

Journal Section

Other

Publication Date

May 17, 2024

Submission Date

August 11, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 29, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 27

APA
Carbon, J.- mathieu. (2024). A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis. Gephyra, 27, 209-212. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1341167
AMA
1.Carbon J mathieu. A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis. GEPHYRA. 2024;27:209-212. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1341167
Chicago
Carbon, Jan-mathieu. 2024. “A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis”. Gephyra 27 (May): 209-12. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1341167.
EndNote
Carbon J- mathieu (May 1, 2024) A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis. Gephyra 27 209–212.
IEEE
[1]J.- mathieu Carbon, “A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis”, GEPHYRA, vol. 27, pp. 209–212, May 2024, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.1341167.
ISNAD
Carbon, Jan-mathieu. “A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis”. Gephyra 27 (May 1, 2024): 209-212. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1341167.
JAMA
1.Carbon J- mathieu. A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis. GEPHYRA. 2024;27:209–212.
MLA
Carbon, Jan-mathieu. “A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis”. Gephyra, vol. 27, May 2024, pp. 209-12, doi:10.37095/gephyra.1341167.
Vancouver
1.Jan-mathieu Carbon. A New Metrical Funerary Curse from Miletoupolis. GEPHYRA. 2024 May 1;27:209-12. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1341167