III 69. Chersonesos. Decree, II century C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
Marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 10.0, W. 9.0, Th. 2.3.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Unknown.
Find circumstances
Found in 1909, excavations of R.Ch. Loeper
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, no inventory number.
Autopsy
Non vidi. I was not able to find the monument in the repository of the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Theta with attached crossbar, oval omicron, rectangular or cursive sigma, cursive omega; serifs.
Letterheights (cm)
1.0
Text
Category
Decree.
Date
II century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
IOSPE I2 699.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="0"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
<lb n="1"/><supplied reason="lost">κ</supplied>α<supplied reason="lost">ὶ</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">θέμεν ἐν τῷ ἐπισαμοτάτῳ τᾶς πόλιος</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">τό</supplied>
<lb n="2" break="no"/>πῳ· <unclear>τ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">αῦτ’</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost">ἔδοξε βουλᾶι, δάμωι, βασιλευούσας</supplied>
<lb n="3"/><choice><corr>Π</corr><sic>ΤΙ</sic></choice>αρθέ<unclear>ν</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ου</supplied>,
<supplied reason="lost">ἔτεος</supplied> <num><gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/></num>,
<supplied reason="lost">ἱερέως δὲ</supplied> <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="4"/>Θεογένο<supplied reason="lost">υ</supplied>,
<supplied reason="lost">μηνὸς</supplied><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<supplied reason="lost">γραμματεύον</supplied>
<lb n="5" break="no"/>τος ʼΑττίν<supplied reason="lost">ου</supplied><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="6"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><w part="F">εὺς</w>
<orig>Τ</orig><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="7"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/><orig>ΡΕ</orig><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>
<lb n="7a"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
</ab>
</div> Apparatus criticus
3:
in.: ΤΙ lapis
5:
ʼΑττίν[ου τοῦ ʼΑρίστωνος - - -] IOSPE I2
6:
[τ]εὺς τη[- - -] IOSPE I2
Translation
- - - [and set it up in the most prominent place of the acropolis. This has been decided by the Council and the People, in the reign] of Parthenos, [in ... year, when the priest was - - -], (son of) Theogenes, [month of - - -, when secretary was] Attinas - - -
Commentary
6: at the start - a top horizontal (possible Γ, Σ, Τ); at the end - tops of two verticals.
Images
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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