Description: Sandstone
blocks, too high to measure, in the North Tower of the West Gate,
inscribed, while in their present position, on the South wall with
P.17,
P.18,
P.19,
P.20,
P.21,
P.22,
P.23,
P.24.
Text: Two adjoining sandstone
blocks immediately below P.17,
in situ in the wall of the West Gate, inscribed with graffiti in their present positions.i. On the upper inset of the first
block; ii. On the raised central area of the first block, continuing onto the right inset and completed on the left inset
of the second block; iv-v. On the raised central area of the second block.
Letters: Cursive epsilon in i, iv, v; ? in i, v; L for ἔτους; five different hands.
Date: Second-first century BCE
Findspot:
Ptolemais:
West Gate, North tower, south wall.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location:
Findspot.
English translation
Translation by: Editors
(i): Year 4: . . .
(ii): Hippomachos (scil. son/friend??) of Timachidas, Rhodian
(iii): Year 8, Theopheides (scil. son/friend??) of Charidamos
(iv): Hyperb(?atas)
(v): Andron (scil. son/friend??) of Philokles.
Arabic translation
Translation by: Muna Abdelhamed
(i). السنة 4، .... (ii). هيبوماخوس (بن/صديق؟؟) لتيماخيداس، الرودسي (iii). السنة 8، ثيوفيديس (احتمال. بن/صديق؟؟) لخاريدامو (iv). هيبرب(؟اتاس). (v). آندرون (بن/صديق؟؟) فيلوكليس
Commentary
For this group of texts see commentary on P.1.
ii. For foreigners associated with local ephebes cf. the Milesians at Athens IG III.1098.
Bibliography: Mentioned Reynolds, 1996, 42
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).
