German translation

Translation source: Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983

(Jahr) 90 und (Jahr) 91, in der Zeit des Priesters Istros bis zum Priester Asklapos, den (Söhnen) des Philiskos, die gemeinsam amtierenden Nomophylaken Lysis des P(ublius) Quintilius, Elazar des Jason, Gemellos des Alopex, Damis des Arimmas, Thrasymachos des Lysimachos, . . . . des Aiglanor, . . . . des Hyratthis, ? ?

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 90 and year 91, in the priesthood of Istros and the priesthood of Asklapos, the (scil. sons) of Philiskos. The nomophylakes who held office together, Lysis (scil. son) of P(ublius) Quintilius Apollos, Elazar (scil. son) of Jason, Gemellos (scil. son) of Alopex, Damis (scil. son) of Arimmas, Thrasymachos (scil. son) of Lysimachos, [ . . . ] (scil. son) of Aiglanor, [ . . . ] (scil. son) of Hyratthis, [ . . . ] (scil. son) of Teimonax, [ . . . - ] (scil. son) of Agathonemos.

Commentary

One of a series of lists recording nomophylakes: C.93, C.94, C.96, C.95, C.97, GVCyr 26, all describing a series of dedications, and another list, C.98; cf also C.99; see further on C.93.

Line 1: 90 and 91 of the Actian Era = CE 59/60 and 60/61. The purpose of the document is unknown; Applebaum (l.c. 293) assumes that it was a dedication like the other lists, (all rather less modest than this) but is wrong to say that the stone is broken away below; if a divinity was named it was on another panel.

Line 4: For both priests see C.219 lines 5-8. The dating formula is new in Cyrenaica: Applebaum's belief that it means a record covering two consecutive years was based on an incorrect calculation of the number of names here. It appears to implythat the official year of the nomophylakes began during the course of, not contemporaneously with, that for the eponymous priests of Apollo; but an alternative possibility, pointed out by Dobias-lalou, is that for un unknown reason and under exceptional circumstances the nomophylakes were kept in charge for two consecutive years.

Lines 4-5: The board is of the normal size, but the formula used to describe it is new.

Line 8: Elazar is presumably a Jew, although the existence of the native name, Ἀλάζειρ, Herodotus IV.164 (at Perseus) should not be forgotten, and Applebaum suggests the possibility of descent from the Jason son of Eleazar of 1 Macc. 8.17, cf. II Macc 4.11. He argued from this case and that of the Jewish ephebes in C.145 a and b, C.431 col 2, line 2 that from the time of Augustus some Jews held full Cyrenaean citizenship (for Jews in municipal office cf. L.Robert, Hellenica X, p. 250, discussing MAMA VI, p. 116 from Akmonia in Phrygia - but this is much later in date). See the discussion by Lüderitz, op.cit.

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