Fragmentary decree of honours by the Jewish politeuma
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Augustan
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he

Bibliography

[...], whence [...], 2011.649, [...] 60.1835

[...] [...]στα [...] ἀναγράψαι αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ [...] καὶ στεφανοῦν ὀνομαστὶ [...] καθ’ ἑκάστην σύνοδον καὶ νουμηνίαν [...] τε οὖν στεφάνῳ [...] ἀρετῆς καὶ εὐνοίας ἕνεκε τῆς πρὸς τὸ πολίτευμα· εἶναι δὲ αὐτῶι ἀλειτουργησίαν [...] καὶ τἆλλα ὅσα τοῖς ἄλλοις εὐεργέταις, τοὺς δὲ ἄρχοντας ἀναγράψαντας τὸ ψήφισμα εἰς στήλην λίθου Παρίου θεῖναι εἰς ὃν ἂν βουληθῶσιν οἱ ἄρχοντας [sic] τόπον

Apparatus

[The restoations are by Reynolds, very similar to those by Antolini]

Translation

. . . ?inscribe (his name) ] on [ . . . and to] crown [him by name at] each [sabbath and new moon . . . ] with a crown [ . . ] because of his [virtue] and goodwill [towards the community and for] him to have [?immunity from liturgies and] the other things [which are given to other benefactors] and the archons should inscribe the decree on a stele of Parian [marble] and should place it in whatever location the archons [wish].

Commentary

The end of an honorary decree, but the κοινή forms are unlikely (cf. C.276, C.737, C.416) and the use of the term ἀρχοντες surprising in a civic document, while both would be appropriate in a decree of the Jewish politeuma at Cyrene (cf. B.75, B.76 at Berenike and probably P.57 at Ptolemais, as well as C.135). For a very full discussion see now Antolini, art.cit.

Line 2: For this suggested reconstruction, cf. B.76, 14.

Lines 3-5: for the reconstruction, with crowning at regular meetings, see B.75, lines 23-24, B.76, 15-17.

Line 8: See B.76, lines 14 f. for exemption from liturgies - which should mean that he was a member of the community which conferred the honour.

Line 10: So B.75, line 25-26, B.76, line 18.

Line 11: Parian marble - also in B.75, line 26, B.76, line 19.