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What is written on the grave stone? - diyapolis - 10-11-2010
Hi,
Photos are from Türkiye.
What is writing on this grave stone and which language.
Thanks for your helps.
)![[Image: murat2q.jpg]](http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4236/murat2q.jpg)
![[Image: murati.jpg]](http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8245/murati.jpg)
![[Image: murat1t.jpg]](http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8838/murat1t.jpg)
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - Jona Lendering - 10-11-2010
It's a Christian tombstone and it reads "Thesis, son of Theodorus".
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - diyapolis - 10-11-2010
Thank you.
Well, the language in which he writes?
greek or roman?
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - Praefectusclassis - 10-11-2010
Greek.
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - diyapolis - 10-11-2010
Thanks, Master !
Thank you for everything. :wink:
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS - 10-11-2010
Where do you get all these things from ? is Turkey so full of antiques just laying about in the fields ?
M.VIB.M.
Re: What is writes on the grave stone? - diyapolis - 10-12-2010
Quote:Where do you get all these things from ? is Turkey so full of antiques just laying about in the fields ?
M.VIB.M.
yes, I have got archeology website. my members are sending these photos everytime to me. all photos from türkiye different fields.
Re: What is written on the grave stone? - diyapolis - 10-12-2010
this is another gravestone in same field.if you are interpret this,i am very happy.
![[Image: stely.jpg]](http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2835/stely.jpg)
![[Image: 67583102829109782502100.jpg]](http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7606/67583102829109782502100.jpg)
![[Image: 67246102509089814504100.jpg]](http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1323/67246102509089814504100.jpg)
Re: What is written on the grave stone? - Jona Lendering - 10-12-2010
It seems to read THES..S THEO(u?), but I have no idea what that means. The fourth sign on the first line does not resemble any Greek letter I know.