Funerary inscription by Praetoria Paula for self and
family, with penalty for unauthorized burial; imperial; found at
Smyrna: Nachmanson, MDAI(A) 35, 1910, 177; *ISmyrna 252 (PH).
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ISmyrn 252
| 1 | Πραιτορία Παῦλα ἠγόρασ̣ε τὸ μνημεῖον |
| ἑαυτῇ καὶ Ἰωνικῷ τῷ ἀνδρὶ καὶ τέ- | |
| κνοις καὶ ἐκγόνοις καὶ θρέμμα- | |
| σιν· μηδενὸς ἔχοντος ἐξουσίαν | |
| 5 | ἀπαλλοτριῶσαι αὐτὸ ἢ μέρος |
| αὐτοῦ ἢ ἕτερόν τινα θάψαι. εἰ δὲ μή, | |
| ὁ παρὰ ταῦτα ποιήσας ἀποτεί- | |
| σει τῷ Καίσαρος φίσκῳ 𐆖 φʹ. ταύ- | |
| της τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς ἀντίγραφον | |
| 10 | ἀπόκειται εἰς τὸ ἐν Σμύ<ρ>νῃ ἀρχεῖον. |