IK Smyrna 290: Hipparchikos' Memorial
Modern Publication(s): IK Smyrna 290
Brief description: Memorial for Hipparchikos and his family
Attributes
Inscription Type: Memorial
Object Type: Tabula Ansata
Material: Stone
Original Location: Smyrna?
Provenance: Unspecified, but 'IK Smyrna' reports that it was seen and copied in Smyrna by the Dutch consul
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Dimensions: H 0.32 h; L 0.57
Layout: Eight lines, fairly evenly spaced
Writing: Inscribed
Condition: Broken on all sides.
Decoration: None
Collection
Location: Ince Blundell Hall, according to Petzl: 'jetzt vermauert in der Frontseite (aussen) des Garden Temple in Ince Blundell Hall / Liverpool' (IK Smyrna 290).
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Translation
'Hipparchikos son of Paramonos built this memorial for himself and for his wife Metrion and for their children and all their pets. A copy of this is is kept in the archive.'
Bibliography
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Image(s)
See IK Ephesos Taf. 21 no. 290
