Two New Graffiti of the Late Archaic Time from Phanagoria
Two new graffiti found out in the course of archaeological researcher in “The Upper City” at Phanagoria are published in the article. Both they are dated to the Late Archaic time and relate to private life of the city. The first one is cut on an amphora wall in the shape of rectangle and consists of two lines: 1. Εὔβιος | πυγίσαι – Eubios has indulged in pederasty. It includes one of the earliest case in using of πυγίζω in the ancient Greek world. The second graffito is a private note, cutting on the bottom of black-ware cylix. Its author blames Nysa for something: 1. [Ὦ ἀγα]θὴ Νῦσα. | Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ. | Ναί, – Pretty Nysa. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Yes, exactly! The graffiti have enriched the epigraphical collection in Phanagoria new evidence concerning to anthroponomical data and private relations in the city in the late VI – the first quarter V BC.