IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

T.136. Ephebic names

Description: Sandstone block (w: 0.73 x h: 0.57) from a group inscribed with T.132, T.133, T.134, T.135, T.136, T.137, T.138, T.139, T.140, T.141, T.142, T.143, T.144, T.145, T.727, T.146, T.147, T.148, T.149, T.150, T.151, T.152, T.153, T.154, T.155, T.156, T.157, T.158, T.159, T.160, T.161, T.162. Along second inscribed course.
Text: Incised on the face
Letters: 0.08; probably two similar hands

Date: Late first century BCE - early second century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: East Wall: in situ on the inner face, the second group south of the east gate
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ιζ´ Δεία-
ς ἔθη Θα-
ρσιπόλει
[Ἀρ]ί ( vac. 1) μμα--
5[---]ΝΤΙ

Diplomatic

L ΙΖΔΕΙΑ
ΣΕΘΗΘΑ
ΡΣΙΠΟΛΕΙ
[..]Ι  ΜΜΑ
5[---]ΝΤΙ

Apparatus

5: It is possible that nothing is lost at the beginning of line 5, giving Ἀρίμμαντι

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

Anno 17, Dias per costume di (appartenente a) Tarsipoli di Arimma -nti

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 17. Deias, customary companion of Tharsipolis (scil. son ) of Arimmas

Commentary

Line 2: For ἔθη see discussion on T.27.

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 157, pl.LXIII, fig.10 (VII, 17) , whence SEG 9.429, PHI 324276.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. T.133 above, T.136 and T.137 centre (Reynolds NS.II.5)

   Fig. 2. View of group (Reynolds NS.II.20)

   Fig. 3. View of group (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 4. View of wall (Reynolds, SB.V.300)