Funerary inscription by Papias Molaseos for self and
familyt, with penalty for violating grave; imperial; found at
Smyrna: Fontrier, Mous. V 1, 1884-5, 29, no. 255; *ISmyrna 253.
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ISmyrn 253
| 1 | Παπίας Μολάσεως κατεσκεύασεν ἑ- |
| αυτῷ τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ τῇ θυγατρὶ Παυλεί- | |
| νῃ καὶ τῇ θυγατριδῇ Χρυσίῳ καὶ τῇ γυ- | |
| ναικὶ Χρυσίῳ καὶ τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀπελευθέροις | |
| 5 | πᾶσιν, ἐφ’ ᾧ μηδενὶ ἐξέσται τοῦτο τὸ μνη- |
| μεῖον πωλῆσαι ἢ ἐξαλλοτριῶσαι ἢ ἀλλό- | |
| τριον νεκρὸν θεῖναι. εἰ δέ τις παρὰ ταῦτά | |
| τι ποιήσει, μὴ μετεχέτω τοῦ μνημείου | |
| καὶ ἀποδ<ό>τω Μητρὶ θεῶν Σιπυληνῇ 𐆖 ͵βφʹ | |
| 10 | καὶ οὐδὲν ἧττον ἔστω ἡ δοκοῦσα ἀπαλ- |
| λοτρίωσις ἄκυρος. |