Description: Marble stele tapering towards the top
(w:
0.43-0.38 x h:
1.46 x d:
0.26). In the top there is a rectangular hole for fastening a capital. Inscribed on the front face with
IGCyr008200
Text: Inscribed on the reverse; each entry in a different hand.
Letters: First century CE; 0.02-0.03; ς for ϝ in figures; superscript bar above numerals.
Date: 90-102 CE
Findspot:
Cyrene: North Necropolis.;
first seen
in 1825 and recorded again in January 1911.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Cyrene Museum: Terrace of the Department of Antiquities (1982).
Interpretive
(ἔτους) ρκ´ Παχὼν ε´
Ῥοῦφος Λ(ουκίου) Ἑλβίου
Ῥούφου υἱὸς
γραμματεὺς
5 πόλεος Κυρήνης
ἐνθάδε ἐτάφη (ἐτῶν) πϛ´
( vac. )
( vac. ) (ἔτους) ρκβ´ Παοινί ζκ´ Κ(όιντος) Πονπήιος
( vac. ) Πωλλίων (ἐτῶν) ξβ´
( vac. )
(ἔτους) ρκγ´ Μεχεὶ̣ρ δ̣κ̣´ Κλαυδία
10 ( vac. ) Ῥούφιλλα (ἐτῶν) λϛ´
( vac. )
(ἔτους) ρλγ´ Θώθυ κζ´ Π(όπλιος)
Ἑρέννιος Καπίτων
(ἐτῶν) νϛ´
(ἔτους) ρλγ´ Χοιάχι κε´ Μ(ᾶρκος)
15Μαικίλιος Σέκονδος
( vac. ) (ἐτῶν) ιδ´ ( vac. )
(ἔτους) ρλ´ Φαωφὶ δ´ Γ(άϊος) Σ̣ταλά-
κιος Πωλλίων (ἐτῶν) η´
( vac. )
Κλ(αυδία) Ἀφροδεισία (ἐτῶν) ιϛ´
20Κλ(αύδιος) Δημήτριος (ἐτῶν) κ´
Diplomatic
L ΡΚΠΑΧΩΝΕ
ΡΟΥΦΟΣΛΕΛΒΙΟΥ
ΡΟΥΦΟΥΥΙΟΣ
ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ
5ΠΟΛΕΟΣΚΥΡΗΝΗΣ
ΕΝΘΑΔΕΕΤΑΦΗ L ΠϚ
vacat
L ΡΚΒΠΑΟΙΝΙΖΚΚΠΟΝΠΗΙΟΣ
ΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ L ΞΒ
vacat
L ΡΚΓΜΕΧΕ.Ρ..ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑ
10 ΡΟΥΦΙΛΛΑ L ΛϚ
vacat
L ΡΛΓΘΩΘΥΚΖΠ
ΕΡΕΝΝΙΟΣΚΑΠΙΤΩΝ
L ΝϚ
L ΡΛΓΧΟΙΑΧΙΚΕΜ
15ΜΑΙΚΙΛΙΟΣΣΕΚΟΝΔΟΣ
L ΙΔ
L ΡΛΦΑΩΦΙΔΓ.ΤΑΛΑ
ΚΙΟΣΠΩΛΛΙΩΝ L Η
vacat
ΚΛΑΦΡΟΔΕΙΣΙΑ L ΙϚ
20ΚΛΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ L Κ
9: Robinson reported a superfluous Ρ in the year number, which we do not see ; δκ΄ : δι΄
17-18: Σταλά/κιος : Γαλλί/κιος
English translation
Translation by: Charlotte Roueché
Year 12, Pachon 5: Rouphos (i.e. Rufus), son of L(oukios) Helbios Rouphos (i.e. L(ucius) Helvius Rufus), Secretary of the city of Cyrene, was buried here, aged 76.
Year 122, Payni 27: K(ointos) Ponpeios Pollion (i.e. Q(uintus) Pompeius Pollio), aged 62.
Year 123, Mecheir 24: Klaudia Rouphilla (i.e. Claudia Rufilla), aged 36.
Year 133, Thoth 27: P(oplios) Maikilios Sekondos (i.e. P(ublius) Maecilius Secundus), aged 14.
Year 130, Phaophi 4: G(aios) Stalakkios Pollion (i.e. G(aius) Stalaccius Pollio), aged 8.
Kl(audia) (i.e. Cl(audia)) Aphrodeisia, aged 16.
Kl(audios) (i.e. Cl(audius)) Demetrios, aged 20.
Bibliography: Robinson, 1913, from De Cou, 38 and photograph, fig. 28, whence Sammelbuch, I.5886.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).
Images
Fig. 1. Face (1910, Norton 3)
Fig. 2. Face (1910, Norton 3a)
Fig. 3. Face (Reynolds)
Fig. 4. Squeeze, lines 1-6 (André Laronde: MFA)
Fig. 5. Face (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 6. Face, upper part (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 7. Face, lower part (2008, H.Walda)
Fig. 8. View (2008, H.Walda)
