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T.50. Ephebic names

Description: ?Sandstone block
Text: Two texts, each incised within a wreath; i to the left of ii.
Letters: No measurements; i standard forms, ii lunate sigma; L for ἔτους.

Date: First century BCE-first century CE

Findspot: Taucheira: Gymnasium (later Byzantine Baths), probably North Wall (where similar texts are still in situ: see on T.50); recorded in 1825.
Original location: Gymnasium.
Last recorded location: Findspot (1825).

Interpretive

i
(ἔτους) β´
Ἑρμαῖς
Χάρμ-
ιδ̣[ος]
ii
(ἔτους) αι´
Γ̣ά[ϊ]ο[ϲ] Ἰ[ού-]
λιοϲ Λ̣[..]
[..]υπε[..]

Diplomatic

i
L Β
ΕΡΜΑΙΣ
ΧΑΡΜ
Ι.[..]
ii
L ΑΙ
.Α[.]Ο[.]Ι[..-]
ΛΙΟϹ.[··]
[··]ΥΠΕ[··]

i.4: ΙΣ Pacho, 1827
ii.1: Α Α ΟΙ Pacho, 1827; [Φα]ω[φ]ὶ ε CIG, Vol.III
ii.2: LΑΙ Pacho, 1827; L α΄ CIG, Vol.III
ii.3: ΛΙΟϹ/ Pacho, 1827; λιος [Θ CIG, Vol.III
ii.2: ΥΠΕ Pacho, 1827; ε]u[γ]έ[νης ? CIG, Vol.III

English translation

Translation by: Editors

(i): Year 2 Hermais son of Charmis

(ii): Year 11, Gaios Ioulios (i.e. Gaios Julius) . .

Commentary

This group of texts T.50-T.74, collected by Pacho, were published with others (including T.75, T.76, T.77), which are still in situ in the north wall of the Gymnasium/Byzantine Bath. It is reasonable therefore to assume that all were seen in this area, and that all are ephebic see further on T.27.

The interpretations are offered as guesses only.

Bibliography: Pacho, 1827 pl.LXXX, whence CIG, Vol.III, 5279.
Text constituted from: From previous publications (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Transcription (1827, Pacho, plate LXXX)