AIUK46 no. 15 Grave stele of Kointos of Tyrmeidai

Grave stele of Kointos of Tyrmeidai

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 15 Date: ii-iii AD

Kointos (Quintus) (son) of Athenaios of Tyrmeidai, died aged 23.^[1]

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References:

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 15 (Translated text) (AIUK) (AIO)

IG II² 7580 (PHI)

GIBM I 94

Translation by: Robert Pitt

AIO Images: 1

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Athens (BM 1816,0610.284)

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[1] This small funerary stele is among the inscriptions acquired in Athens by Lord Elgin (cf. AIUK 4.1, no. 2). It commemorates Kointos, a Hellenised version of the Roman name Quintus, which reflects a trend for Athenian citizens to be given Roman names from the late Hellenistic period onwards (see the note on IG II³ 4, 275). The location of the family deme Tyrmeidai is unknown. The inclusion of the age of the deceased is also a phenomenon influenced by Roman practice, which in Athens is found particularly from the second century AD and principally on the gravestones of those who died young, typically children and young men up to their early 20s. For more detailed discussion of the inscription see AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments), no. 15.

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Updated: 6 Apr 2022
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