IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

T.160. Ephebic names

Description: Two adjacent sandstone blocks, 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 fifth inscribed course. i-vii on block a,
Text: Incised on the face: on block a, i above iii above iv above v; ii to the right of i, vi to the right of v; vii continued on block b and c, viii on block b below vii. vii presumably continued to the right which is still buried.
Letters: i, ii, iv, v, vi, viii, 0.05; iii, 0.06; vii, 0.15; square sigma in v. In vii, the cutter seems to have strengthened Α and Ρ of Ἀερόπω in iii and to have lengthened the left stroke of its Π for his Ι

Date: iii, iv: 25/26 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

i
(ἔτους) ε´ Κρίτων
ii
⟦Τήλ⟧εφος Τηλέφω
iii
(ἔτους) νϛ´ Ἀμμώνιος Ἀερόπ[ω]
iv
(ἔτους) νϛ´ Διόφαντος Δωσιθέου
v
Ἐμισατθιϲ
vi
[---] Θ̣Υ̣ΑΡΚΙΩΝ̣
vii
[---]σ | τ | ος ἔθ | [ος ---]
viii
Πρώταρχ̣ο̣ς̣

Diplomatic

i
L ΕΚΡΙΤΩΝ
ii
⟦ΤΗΛ⟧ΕΦΟΣΤΗΛΕΦΩ
iii
L ΝϚΑΜΜΩΝΙΟΣΑΕΡΟΠ[.]
iv
L ΝϚΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΣΔΩΣΙΘΕΟΥ
v
ΕΜΙΣΑΤΘΙϹ
vi
[---]..ΑΡΚΙΩ.
vii
[---]Σ | Τ | ΟΣΕΘ | [..---]
viii
ΠΡΩΤΑΡ...

Apparatus

ii: The opening letters have been erased and i. occupies part of the space.
iii: The final letter appears to have been obliterated by the cutting of vii.
vii: There is no trace of the beginning of the name.

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(i) Year 5. Kriton. (ii) Telephos (scil. son) of Telephos. (iii) Year 56 Ammonios (scil. son) of Aeropos. (iv) Year 56 Diophantos (scil. son) of Dositheos. (v) Emisatthis. (vi) (Not usefully translatable).(vii) [?Adra]stos cust[omary companion of ? (viii) Protarchos.

Commentary

vii. Presumably ἔθ[ος, for which see on T.27

Bibliography: Mentioned Lüderitz-Reynolds, 1983, 41.d
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Upper row: T.145, T.727, blocks 3-5; middle row T.153, blocks 1 and 2, T.154, T.155, T.156, first block; lower row, T.160 (Reynolds NS.II.15)

   Fig. 2. T.156, first block, with T.153 and T.155 above (Reynolds NS.II.18)

   Fig. 3. Upper row: T.145, T.727, blocks 2-5; middle row T.153, T.154, T.155, T.156, first block; lower row, T.160 (Reynolds NS.II.21)

   Fig. 4. Second block (Reynolds NS.II.17)

   Fig. 5. View of group (Reynolds NS.II.20)

   Fig. 6. View of group (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 7. View of wall (Reynolds, SB.V.300)