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# Επιτυμβιον Σωφυτου (Ἐπιτύμβιον Σωφύτου)

The epitaph of Sophytos son of Naratos (Kandahar)

Acrostic verse epitaph in polished Hellenistic Greek by Sophytos, whose name and father's name (Naratos) may be Indian; he tells how he restored his family's fortune by trade and returned home. Found at Kandahar (Alexandria in Arachosia).

- **Language:** Ancient Greek
- **Date:** 200–150 BCE
- **Author:** [Σώφυτος ὁ Ναρατου](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sophytos)
- **Place:** Kandahar (Alexandria in Arachosia)
- **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.inscriptions.sophytos](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.hellenistic.inscriptions.sophytos) · Pramāṇa
