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C.190. Fragmentary imperial title

Description: Two fragments possibly from the same marble panel. a. perhaps from the top, (w: 0.11 x h: 0.39 x d: 0.03), b. w: 0.065 x h: 0.20 x d: 0.025 - 0.03).
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Second century. 0.05.

Date: Second century CE

Findspot: Cyrene: Valley Street, Building D; found in 1959.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum.

Interpretive

a
( vac. 1 line)
[---]ΙΟ[---]
( vac. 1 line)
[---]ΑΡΧ[---]
5 ( vac. 1 line)
b
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
[---]Κ[---]
[---]Η[---]
[---]ΕΣ[---]
[------]

Diplomatic

a
     vacat
[---]ΙΟ[---]
     vacat
[---]ΑΡΧ[---]
5     vacat
b
[ - - - - - - - - - - ]
[---]Κ[---]
[---]Η[---]
[---]ΕΣ[---]
[------]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(Not usefully translatable.)

Commentary

a: possibly from the titles of an emperor, e.g. line 1 From the filiation (ὑιός), line 2: ἀρχ[ιερεὺς μέγιστος, or from a local official's list.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. C.188 a to the right, b centre, C.190 a to the left (Joyce Reynolds, I.9)