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|Definition=ἡ, (v. <b class="b3">θάπτω</b>) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">burial</b>, <b class="b3">ταφῆς τυχεῖν, κυρῆσαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.24</span>,<span class="bibl">112</span>: in pl., <b class="b2">mode of burial</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.2.85</span>,<span class="bibl">5.8</span>: pl. also of the <b class="b2">burials</b> of those who had fallen in battle, δημοσίᾳ ταφὰς ἐποιήσαντο <span class="bibl">Th.2.34</span>; <b class="b3">νόμοι... οἷς ἐχρῶντο περὶ τὰς ταφάς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">52</span>, cf. <span class="title">OGI</span>90.32 (Rosetta, ii B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> pl. also, <b class="b2">burial-place</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.71</span>, <span class="bibl">5.63</span>, <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">Aj.</span>1090</span>, <span class="bibl">1109</span>: later in sg., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span>6028.2</span>, al. (i B.C.): but <b class="b3">σῆς εἰ στερήσομαι ταφῆς</b>, of the <b class="b2">urn</b> supposed to contain the ashes of Orestes, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1210</span>; so in Egypt, <b class="b2">mummy</b>, POxy.736.13 (i A.D.), Wilcken <span class="title">Chr.</span> 499 (ii/iii A.D.), etc.; also, <b class="b2">sarcophagus</b>, <b class="b3">δευτέρα τ</b>., of a double sarcophagus, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PGiss.</span>68.7</span> (ii A.D.), <span class="title">Arch.Pap.</span>4.133 (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">payment for burial, burial-fee</b>, τὸν τὴν τ. τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἀπειληφότα <span class="bibl">D.25.58</span>; ἐνδεεῖς γενόμενοι εἰς τὴν τ. τὴν Φιλίππου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PEnteux.</span>32.6</span> (iii B.C.); ὑπὲρ τέλους ταφῆς μιᾶς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ostr.Bodl.</span> ii 45</span> (ii A.D.).</span>

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