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P.56. Fragmentary ?ephebic list

Description: Fragment from the lower left corner of a white marble panel (w: 0.07 x h: 0.15 x d: 0.03)
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: 0.017: lunate epsilon, sigma.

Date: Perhaps third century

Findspot: Ptolemais: West Church; found in 1935.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Tolmeita Museum

Interpretive

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Ι̣ΟΕ[---]
ϹΙΟΝΠ̣[---]
( vac. 1) ἐφη[?]β[---]
( vac. 1) Νει[---]
5Ἀντ[ώνιοϲ? ---]
Ἰουλ̣[ιοϲ ---]

Diplomatic

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.ΟΕ[---]
ϹΙΟΝ.[---]
  ΕΦΗ[]Β[---]
  ΝΕΙ[---]
5ΑΝΤ[.....---]
ΙΟΥ.[...---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

. . . ] ?ephe[bes]/ephe[barchs] . . . ?Ant[onios? . . .] Ioul[ios . . .

Commentary

l.3: Perhaps from ἔφηβοι or ἐφήβαρχος, suggesting the preamble to an ephebic document

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face

   Fig. 2. P.68 and P.56 (1961-05-26, Joyce Reynolds, III.1)

   Fig. 3. P.56 face (1961-05-26, Joyce Reynolds, III.1)