Description:
Base of white marble
probably Attic, moulded above on all sides, with a hole on the top for an
attachment (w:
0.60 x h:
0.50 x d:
0.48).
Text: Graffiti, a on the upper moulding, which is very worn,
and b on the face which is broken away at the upper right corner and damaged
along all edges; each entry in a different hand. Pugliese reports that Oliverio also drew . Σ on the moulding
but these Reynolds was unable to see (the location is possibly a mistaken reference to
b, lines 1-2).
Letters: a: 0.03; b: some certainly Augustan to first century CE, irregularly cut and without proper alignment, size very various,
0.015-0.05.; L for ἔτους; c. and d. no description.
Date: 2 BCE- 5 CE
Findspot:
Apollonia:
Unrecorded but probably the East Church (the only area being excavated at the time of recording);
photographed in 1930.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Apollonia Museum, 2008.
Apparatus
a: Διονύσιος [.] : Διονύσιος [ . . . ]Σ SECir, 1961-1962 Perhaps L (ἔτους) ιζ᾽, year 17.b.1: ιʹ : γʹ SECir, 1961-1962
b.2: Ἱππα : L πδʹ SECir, 1961-1962
b.3: λ̣β̣ : λ SECir, 1961-1962 ; (ἔτους) λ̣´ : Ι SECir, 1961-1962
b.4: Ἰτθαλλά(μμων) : ιιθαλλα SECir, 1961-1962 The name is completed sinistrorsus, by ΝΩΜΜ at the end of line 5
b.6: Σ : Ν SECir, 1961-1962 ; λ̣ : κ SECir, 1961-1962
b.7: Κα : Κ SECir, 1961-1962
English translation
Translation by: Joyce M. Reynolds
(a). Dionysios [---]
(b). Year ?10, Sosibios
Ariston (scil. son) of Hippas (or Hippa(sios))
Year 32, Dionysios. Year 30, Karneades
So(?) (scil. son) of Ithallamon
Year 21, Euphranor
Marcus S(?). Year 30, Euphranor
Year 35, Barkaios (scil. son) of Ka(?)
(c). Aristo[...
(d). Sosibio[...
Arabic translation
Translation by: Muna Abdelhamed
(أ). ديونيسيوس [---] (ب). السنة 10، سوسيبيوس أريستون (بن) هيباس (أو هيبا(سيوس)) السنة 32، ديونيسيوس. السنة 30، كارنيديس هكذا (؟) (بن) إيثالامون السنة 21، إيفرانور ماركوس سـ (؟). السنة 30 إيفرانور السنة 35 ، باركيوس (بن) كا (؟) (ج). أريستو [... (د). سوسبيو [...
Commentary
The inscription resembles the ephebic graffiti of Cyrene.
b. 1: Year 10, but γ'=3 or ρ'=100 are also possible.
b. 4: The Libyan name Ἰτθαλλάμμων is completed sinistrorsus at the end of the next line.
Bibliography: SECir, 1961-1962, 208, with illustration, fig. 152; Reynolds, 1976, 21, whence SEG 27.1127; mentioned Kenrick, 2013, 284.
Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (a and b), from previous publication (c and d) (Reynolds).
Images
Fig. 1. Face (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 2. View from left (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 3. Upper left view (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 4. View from right (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 5. Face (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 6. View from top (2008, H.Walda)