Honours for Hadrian
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: 1st January - 9th December CE 118
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he

Bibliography

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Imperatori Caesari diui Traiani Parthici filio diui Nervae nepoti Traiano Hadriano Augusto pontifici maximo tribunicia potestate II consuli II civitas Cyrenensium

Αὐτοκράτορι Καίσαρι θεῶ Τραιανῶι Παρθικῶι υἱῶι Νέρουα υἱωνῶ Τραιανῶ Ἁδριανῶι

Translation

[Latin] To Emperor Caesar, son of deified Trajan, victor in Parthia, grandson of deified Nerva, Trajan Hadrian Augustus, chief priest, holding tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, the city of the Cyrenaeans.

[Greek] To Emperor Caesar, son of deified Trajan, victor in Parthia, grandson of deified Nerva, Trajan Hadrian.

Commentary

Third year of tribunician power, so 1st Jan - 9th Dec. 118, i.e. earlier than the inscription from the Basilica colonnade (C.21). If it stands in its original position this should indicate that the building, or part of it, was in use before the completion of Hadrian's works.

The omission of θεῶ in line 10, and the incorrect and inconsistent use of iota adscript add to the shoddy effect.