IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

P.21. Ephebic text

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: The raised central area of a block immediately to the right of P.20; the two names appear to have been lightly erased.
Letters: Lunate sigma.

Date: First century BCE to first century CE

Findspot: Ptolemais: West Gate, North tower, south wall.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

Τ̣[.]ΠΑϹΥ̣Θ̣ΟΣ
φίλοϲ
Α̣ἰαλαντι

Diplomatic

.[·]ΠΑϹ..ΟΣ
ΦΙΛΟϹ
.ΙΑΛΑΝΤΙ

English translation

Translation by: Editors

. . . ] friend of Aialan.

Commentary

For this group of texts see commentary on P.1.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. P.18, P.19 above; P.20, P.21 below (Joyce Reynolds, Tolmeita I. 75)

   Fig. 2. Overview of the South wall.