Description: Marble stele, with moulding above on three sides
(w:
0.31 x h:
0.86 x d:
0.20), inscribed on three faces; on the front with IGCyr096960,
on the others in the Roman period
with C.729 and C.730.
Text: Inscribed on the reverse face; each entry in a different hand, in
a wide variety of letter forms.
Letters: 0.015-0.03, L for ἔτουϲ, ἐτῶν; lunate and standard sigma, epsilon, omega; bar above numerals in lines 11, 14
Date: 35-41 CE
Findspot:
Cyrene:
findspot unrecorded; found before 1941.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Cyrene Museum.
Interpretive
Ἀνταῖοϲ Πολιάνθου
( vac. 7) (ἐτῶν) π´ ( vac. 5)
Ἀρχὼ Βαρκαίου
( vac. ) (ἐτῶν) ο´ ( vac. 4)
( vac. 1 line)
5Βαρκαῖοϲ Ἀνταίου
( vac. 5) (ἐτῶν) μ´ ( vac. 7)
Φιλόστρατος Ἀνταίω
( vac. 8) (ἐτῶν) π´ ( vac. 5)
( vac. 7) Εἰρήνα Φιλοστράτω
10(ἐτῶν) ια´ ( vac. 5)
( vac. 3) (ἔτουϲ) ξϛ´ Φαωφὶ κ´
Θευκλήα
Καλλικράτου
( vac. 3) (ἐτῶν) δ´ ( vac. 5)
15(ἔτουϲ) οα´ ( vac. 5)
Φιλόϲτρατοϲ
Πολιάνθου
( vac. 2) (ἐτῶν) ιε´ ( vac. 4)
Diplomatic
ΑΝΤΑΙΟϹΠΟΛΙΑΝΘΟΥ
L Π
ΑΡΧΩΒΑΡΚΑΙΟΥ
L Ο
vacat
5ΒΑΡΚΑΙΟϹΑΝΤΑΙΟΥ
L Μ
ΦΙΛΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΣΑΝΤΑΙΩ
L Π
ΕΙΡΗΝΑΦΙΛΟΣΤΡΑΤΩ
10 L ΙΑ
L ΞϚΦΑΩΦΙΚ
ΘΕΥΚΛΗΑ
ΚΑΛΛΙΚΡΑΤΟΥ
L Δ
15 L ΟΑ
ΦΙΛΟϹΤΡΑΤΟϹ
ΠΟΛΙΑΝΘΟΥ
L ΙΕ
English translation
Translation by: Charlotte Roueché
Antaios (scil. son) of Polianthos, aged 80. Archo (scil. daughter) of Barkaios, aged 70. Barkaios (scil. son) of Antaios,
aged 40. Philostratos (scil. son) of Antaios, aged 80. Eirena (scil. daughter) of Philostratos, aged 11. Year 66, Phaophi 20: Theukla (scil. daughter) of Kallikrates, aged 4. Year 71: Philostratos (scil. son) of Polianthos, aged 15.
Bibliography: SECir, 1961-1962, 90.b, p.265.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).
Images
Fig. 1. Face (Joyce Reynolds, II. 6)
Fig. 2. Monument (Joyce Reynolds, II. 6)
