IRCyr   Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica

T.170. Ephebic names

Description: Seven adjacent sandstone blocks in the City Wall: a: w: 0.48 x h: 0.47; b: w: 1.68 x h: 0.40; c: w: 0.50 x h: 0.41; d: w: 0.55 x h: 0.52; e: w: 1.52 x h: 0.43; f: w: 1.00 x h: 0.43; g: w: 1.57 x h: 0.38. In a group which comprises T.163, T.164, T.165, T.166, T.168, T.169, T.170, T.171, T.172, T.173, T.174, T.175. In the third inscribed course, partly buried.
Text: Incised on the face· i. extending over all blocks; ii-iv, on block c; v-xiii, on block e; xiv, on block g.
Letters:

Date: Late first century BCE - early second century CE

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

Interpretive

i
Τήλεφ[ος] Πρώ[ρω?] Ἰ̣τθα(ννυρας?) Ἀν̣[υσ]σάν
ii
Κάρνις
iii
[Εὔ]φραντος [..] Συ[.]να
iv
Κυραν̣[αῖος]
v
Εὐ[---]
vi
Δη[μητρι]-
vii
(ἔτους) δ´ Μαιαν[---]
viii
Ἀρει-
θ̣ρ̣ος
ix
Εὔτ̣[υ]χ̣ος
x
Νικόδρο[μ]ο̣ς
xi
Ἀκα̣ιμ̣υράντι
xii
Δημήτρι[ο]ς̣
Δαμοφίλω
xiii
[...]δώ̣ρωι Νικάν-
δ̣[ρω]
xiv
Πασίων ἔθη Λυ[---]

Diplomatic

i
ΤΗΛΕΦ[..]ΠΡΩ[..].ΤΘΑΑ.[..]ΣΑΝ
ii
ΚΑΡΝΙΣ
iii
[..]ΦΡΑΝΤΟΣ[··]ΣΥ[·]ΝΑ
iv
ΚΥΡΑ.[....]
v
ΕΥ[---]
vi
ΔΗ[.....]
vii
L ΔΜΑΙΑΝ[---]
viii
ΑΡΕΙ
..ΟΣ
ix
ΕΥ.[.].ΟΣ
x
ΝΙΚΟΔΡΟ[.].Σ
xi
ΑΚ.Ι.ΥΡΑΝΤΙ
xii
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙ[.].
ΔΑΜΟΦΙΛΩ
xiii
[···]Δ.ΡΩΙΝΙΚΑΝ
.[..]
xiv
ΠΑΣΙΩΝΕΘΗΛΥ[---]

Apparatus

i: Τήλεφος Πόρω - - πθαι αισα Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936 Of the second name only the final Ω is now visible
iii: Φρά(σ)ις, Συ- Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
iv: Νικ[ο]ῦρ[ος?] Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
vi: Δημ[ήτριος] Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
ix: Εὔπ[ω]λος Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
vii,.viii: Omitted by Oliverio
xi: L δκʹ. Ἀμυράντι Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
xii.1: Δ]ημήτρι[ος] Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936
xiii: [Θευ?]δώρω Νικαν - -

Italian translation

Translation source: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936

181: Telefo di Poro ? Carnis Frasis di Si- Nicuro. 179: Demetrio Eupolo. Nicodromo. Demetrio di Demofilo, Anno 24 Ad-Amiràn di Teodoro. Nican- -àn. Pasion per costume di Li-

English translation

Translation by: Editors

(i) Telephos (scil. son) of Proros. Itthanuras (scil. son) of Anussan. (ii) Karnis. (iii) Euphrantos son of Su-. (iv) Kyranaios. (v) Eu[-. (vi) Demetrios. (vii) Year 4. Maian[-. (viii) Areithros?. (ix) Eutychos. (x) Nikodromos. (xi) Akaimuran. (xii). Demetrios (scil. son) of Damophilos. (xiii) -doros. (xiv) Pasion, customary companion of Lu-

Commentary

There is a variation between the letter sizes of this name and what follows but with this rough cutting it need not be regarded as significant;

xi. Possibly to be taken with viii

xiv: For this formula, with ἔθη see on T.27,

Bibliography: Oliverio, DAI, 1933-1936, 181, 188 (vii, 46-7; 54-8), whence SEG 9.452, PHI 324299, SEG 9.459, PHI 324306; corrected Reynolds, 1996, 2, whence mentioned Dobias-Lalou, Bulletin Épigraphique, 1999.627, SEG 46.2220.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Block c, with T.163 above (Reynolds XII.93.2)

   Fig. 2. Block e, with T.164 above left (Reynolds XII.77)

   Fig. 3. Block g, with T.166 above (Reynolds XII.88)