Stele Saida, Louvre Ma3657

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Artist/Maker Unknown

Description Funerary stele of a paedagogue, may come from Saida (now Sidon, Lebanon). Stuccoed and painted limestone, Imperial Roman era, 3th–4th centuries AD (?). The inscription reads: ΤΟΝ ΣΟΦΟΝ ΕΝ ΝΟ(Μ)ΙΟ(ΙΣ) ΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΑΝΤΑ ΕΦΗΒΟΥΣ ΤΟΝ ΘΡΕΨΑΝΤΑ ΒΡΟΤΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΝ ΣΤΕΡΝΟΙΣΙ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΝ ΠΑΡΘΕΝΙΚΑΣ ΤΕΛΕΣΑΣ ΑΞΙΑ ΝΥΜΦΙΔΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΖΗΣΑΝΤΑ ΚΑΛΩΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΕΤΗ ΚΑΤΑΓΡΑΦΟΣ ΕΝΘΑΔΕ ΚΕΙΤΑΙ; "wise amongst the shepherds (?), he raised the ephebes and made men of them; fair at heart, he raised the young girls to the dignity of married women; during 70 years he led a good life; now Katagraphos lies here".

Dimensions H. 67 cm (26 ¼ in.), W. 34 cm (13 ¼ in.), D. 13.5 (5 ¼ in.)
Credit line Former De Clercq Collection; placed into custody by the Department of Oriental Antiquities, 1970
Accession number Ma 3657 (AO 22250)
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, entresol, Epigraphic Gallery, room 2
Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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