IRCyr: A.5. Fragmentary list? of priests of Apollo

Description: Part of a stele of white marble, probably Attic, inscribed on three surviving faces: a, damaged along all edges, w: 0.68 x h: 0.55; b, surviving surface w: 0.05 x h: 0.55; c, surviving surface w: 0.05 x h: 0.55 It was subsequently cut down for reuse in the sixth century church, with a relief of a vinescroll carved on the reverse face (w: 0.74 x h: 0.51). Perhaps associated with A.3, A.6.
Text: Inscribed a. on the front face, each entry in a different hand; b on the right face, each entry in a different hand; c. on the left face.
Letters: a: Lines 1-16, first century CE; line 17 with lunate sigma and probably epsilon, may be later. 0.025-0.03; bars above Π and ΚΟ in line 17; b: Bars above the initial letters of lines 3, 4; 0.003.; c: 0.03.

Date: a. First century CE; b. and c. no indication.

Findspot: Apollonia: East Church, in 1920.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Apollonia Museum, 2008.

Interpretive

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[Κ]α̣ρ̣νεάδης Ἀγαθάρχου
[Δ]η̣μ̣ήτριος Ἡρακλείδου
Ἄρειος Ἀριστοπόλιος
Ἀμμώνιος Ἀμμωνίου
5Δημήτριος Ἀριστοπόλιος
Διόφαντος Κτησίππου
Καρτίμαχος Ἰάσονος
Τειμόνοθος Ἀγαθάρχου
Εὖφρις Λύσιος
10Πρώταρχος Διοδώρου
Ἀθηναῖος Κτησίππου
Χαρίφαντος Ἀχιλλέως
Πρᾶξις Κλητομάχου
Διόδοτος Σωσιβίου
15Ἀλέξανδρος Νικίου
Διόδοτος Νικίου
Π(όπλιοϲ) Κο(- - -) Θόαϲ Ε̣ὖ̣φρι̣ϲ̣ Κ̣ρ̣ε̣ϲ̣--
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[---]
Ι̣α[---]
Π̣[---]
Μ̣(ᾶρκος) [---]
Β[---]
5Μ̣(ᾶρκος) [---]
Ν[---]
Ῥ̣[---]
Κ̣[---]
[---]

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[---]ου
[---]α̣
[---]ω
[---] ( vac. (?) 1)
5[---ε]υς
[---]α̣
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Diplomatic

[---]
[.]..ΝΕΑΔΗΣΑΓΑΘΑΡΧΟΥ
[.]..ΗΤΡΙΟΣΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ
ΑΡΕΙΟΣΑΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΛΙΟΣ
ΑΜΜΩΝΙΟΣΑΜΜΩΝΙΟΥ
5ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΑΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΛΙΟΣ
ΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΣΚΤΗΣΙΠΠΟΥ
ΚΑΡΤΙΜΑΧΟΣΙΑΣΟΝΟΣ
ΤΕΙΜΟΝΟΘΟΣΑΓΑΘΑΡΧΟΥ
ΕΥΦΡΙΣΛΥΣΙΟΣ
10ΠΡΩΤΑΡΧΟΣΔΙΟΔΩΡΟΥ
ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΣΚΤΗΣΙΠΠΟΥ
ΧΑΡΙΦΑΝΤΟΣΑΧΙΛΛΕΩΣ
ΠΡΑΞΙΣΚΛΗΤΟΜΑΧΟΥ
ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΣΣΩΣΙΒΙΟΥ
15ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣΝΙΚΙΟΥ
ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΣΝΙΚΙΟΥ
ΠΚΟΘΟΑϹ..ΦΡ......
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[---]
.Α[---]
.[---]
.[---]
Β[---]
5.[---]
Ν[---]
.[---]
.[---]
[---]

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[---]ΟΥ
[---].
[---]Ω
[---]
5[---.]ΥΣ
[---].
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a.17: Θόας Εὐφρίσκου SECir, 1961-1962

English translation

Translation by: Joyce M. Reynolds

a. [---], Karneades (scil. son) of Agatharchos, Demetrios (scil. son) of Herakleides, Areios (scil. son) of Aristopolis, Ammonios (scil. son) of Ammonios, Demetrios (scil. son) of Aristopolis, Diophantos (scil. son) of Ktesippos, Kartimachos (scil. son) of Jason, Teimonothos (scil. son) of Agatharchos, Euphris (scil. son) of Lysis, Protarchos (scil. son) of Diodoros, Athenaios (scil. son) of Ktesippos, Chariphantos (scil. son) of Achilles, Praxis (scil. son) of Kletomachos, Diodotos (scil. son) of Sosibios, Alexandros (scil. son) of Nikias, Diodotos (scil. son) of Nikias, P(oplios) Ko( . . . ) (i.e. P(ublius) Qu-) Euphris (scil. son) of Kres[- . . .

b. . . .] Ia[- . . . , P[- . . , M(?arkos) (i.e. M(arcus)) [ . . . , B[- . . . , M(?arkos) (i.e. M(arcus)) [ . . . , N[- . . . , R[- . . . , K[- . . .

c. . . . ] of [ . . -]os, [ . . . ] of [ . . . -]as, [ . . . ] of [ . . . -]as, [ . . . ] of [ . . . -]es, [ . . . ] of [ . . . -]as, [ . . .

Commentary

On both a and b each entry is in a different hand, suggesting a running list of eponymous priests of Apollo; see commentary on A.3.

a. line 5: No doubt related to Ἀριστόπολις Δημητρίου in A.3, line 12, where see commentary.

a. line 6: No doubt related to Κτἠσιππος Διοφάντου in A.6, line 16

a. line 14: No doubt related to Σωσίβιος Διοδότου in A.6.

a. line 15: No doubt related to Νικίας Ἀλεξάνδρου in A.6, line 10.

a. line 17: Praenomen and nomen were added in the margin; the nomen might be Κο(ίντιος), Κο(ιντείλιος). It seems impossible to read the last two letters in the line as anything but ε or lunate sigma, which rules out Pugliese's attractive Εὐφρίσκο[υ].

b. The presence of praenomina of Roman citizens shows that this list is of rather later date than the others on this stele.

Bibliography: a: SECir, 1961-1962, 203, with illustration, fig.150 (from photographs); Reynolds, 1972, 46; a, b and c: Reynolds, 1976, 7, whence SEG 27.1129.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).