IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

P.211. Captions and acclamations

Description: Mosaic floors, 1 in a room in the upper floor; 2 in the triclinium; 3 in the impluvium
Text: Mosaic lettering: 1 labelling a damaged scene from the life of Achilles; 2 on a panel (w: 0.585 x h: 0.11) held by a winged figure (Nike); 3, within a wreath (0.545) in the centre of a geometric mosaic floor
Letters: 2: 0.05; 3: 0.04-0.065; dots for stops

Date: 215-225 CE

Findspot: Ptolemais: House of Leukaktios; found in 2002.
Original location: Findspot
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

1
Ὀδυϲϲεύϲ
Ἀχιλλεύϲ
Δαϊδαμία
Βρηϲεΐϲ
5 παρθένων
Διομήδηϲ
2
Εὐτυχῶϲ Λευκακτίω
3
((stop))Εὐ((stop))τ-
υ((stop))χῶϲ((stop))
Λευκα-
κτίω

Diplomatic

1
ΟΔΥϹϹΕΥϹ
ΑΧΙΛΛΕΥϹ
ΔΑΙΔΑΜΙΑ
ΒΡΗϹΕΙϹ
5ΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΝ
ΔΙΟΜΗΔΗϹ
2
ΕΥΤΥΧΩϹΛΕΥΚΑΚΤΙΩ
3
ΕΥ Τ
Υ ΧΩϹ
ΛΕΥΚΑ
ΚΤΙΩ

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(1) Odysseus; Achilles; Daidamia; Briseis; Virgins; Diomedes.

(2) Good fortune for Leukaktios!

(3) Good fortune for Leukaktios!

Commentary

2 and 3: See detailed discussion by Łajtar, art.cit.

Bibliography: Mikocki, 2006 175, whence SEG 56.2037; 2 and 3: Kubinska, 2007, whence Feissel, Bulletin Épigraphique 2008.617, SEG 57.2030, AE 2008.1605. 1 republished Mikocki, 2010, whence SEG 60.1847; 2 and 3 republished Łajtar, 2012 1-2, whence SEG 64.2035. Mentioned Kenrick, 2013, 85.
Text constituted from: Publications (Roueché).

Images

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