List of priestesses of Hera
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ἔτους ρλγ

Apparatus

[^a1: at 3: Καλλιβώλα -υς [Κλ[εαρ]χω is highly uncertain;]]

[^a2: at 11: Καλλιβώλα | Καλλιβώλα]

[^a3: at 20: Βερνίκα Δικ- [Βερνίκα Ἱππ[ίας] LGPN V1-64398]]

[^a4: at 22: Τειμαρέτα Μνα[σ]ά[ρχω ? [, whence LGPN VI-65025]]

[^a5: at 24: Κλεοπάτρα Ἐτεάρχω [, whence LGPN V1-63767]]

[^a6: at 29: Πελεία [Ε]ὐαρίστ[ω [, whence LGPN V1-63785]]

[^a7: at 33: Μεγὼ Ἀριστο[δά]μω [, whence LGPN V1-63142]]

Translations

Dio. Buona Fortuna. Sacerdotesse di Giunone: Callibola di -, Teopropa di -, Ipponica di Zeuximaco, Aiscra di Augea, Timareta di Eforo, Nicippa di Aristarco, Olympias di Clearco, Zeuxó di Teucresto, Callibola di Demofane, Epagó di Isocrate, Cidimaca di Clearco, Euricleta di Eglanore, Ammonarion di Alessandro, Megó di Alessandro (per adozione) ma per natura di Carneade. Myrò di Melanippo, Telesò di Callippo, Bernice di Dic-, Fronima di Al-, Timareta di Mnesarco, Abrola di Clearco, Arata di Dionisio, Cleopatra di Etearco, Timareta di Alessimachide (peradozione) ma per natura di Carneade; Callibola di Etearco, Pelia di Euaristo, Mnesó di Lisania, Mnesó -, Aristodice di Isocrate, Megó di Aristodemo, Anno 92 (= 61 d.) Fabia Cidimaca, Faó, Anno 133 (= 102 d.) così detto il (l'anno) VI (dell'imperatore) Callibola di Alessandro.

[a]: Divine Good Fortune. Priestesses of Hera: Kallibola daughter of Kl[ear]chos; Theupropa daughter of E[ . . .; Hipponika daughter of Zeuximachos; Aischra daughter of Aut[ . . .; Timareta daughter of Ephoros; Neikippa daughter of Aristarchos; Olympias daughter of Klearchos; Zeuxo daughter of Theuchrestos; Kallibola daughter of Damophanes; Epago daughter of Isokrates; Kudimacha daughter of Klearchos; Eurykleta daughter of Aiglanor; Ammonarion daughter of Alexandros; Mego daughter of Alexandros, natural daughter of Karnedas; Myro daughter of Melanippos; Teleso daughter of Kallippos; Bernika daughter of Hippa[ . . .; Phronima daughter of Aleximachos; Temareta daughter of Karnedas; Habrola daughter of Klearchos; Arata daughter of Dionysios; Kleopatra daughter of Euippos; Timareta daughter of Alexis, natural daughter of Karnedas; Kallibola daughter of Klearchos; Pelia daughter of Philiskos; Mnaso daughter of Lysanias; Mnaso daughter of Jason; Aristodika daughter of Isokrates; Mego daughter of Aristodamos; Year 92, Fabia Kudimacha daughter of Phaos; Year 133, also 6 [of the regnal year] Kallibola daughter of Alexander.

[b]: Year 133 [ . . .

Commentary

For other lists of priestesses of Hera, see C.130, C.142, C.423. lines 3-11 here repeat C.423, lines 8-16 but in lines 5-6 reverse order of names as given in lines 10-11 there. The change of hands in each line suggets that the priestess, or the chief priestess, changed, although the two dates in lines 34, 36 seem to show that it was not annually (but see below).

Line 4: also in C.423 line 9 (Θευπρόπα H[- -]); perhaps Ἡ[συχιω] (possibly traces of a sigma in C.423): ‘nome caratteristico della Cirenaica’(Paci); but Dobias-Lalou observes tha the name, with this spelling, is panhellenic, whereras in Kyrenaika one would expect Ἁσύχιος.

Line 5: also in C.423 line 11

Line 6: also on record in C.423 line 10 (Αἴσχρά Αὐτο[- -]); the patronymic could be Αὐτόματος or Αὐτόνομος (Paci).

Line 9: also in C.423 line 14

Line 10-11: also in C.423 lines 15/16

line 13 Also in C.423, line 2.

Line 14: In smaller letters: perhaps a later insertion in the space casually available between lines 13 and 15, not necessarily respecting the relative chronology postulated for the rest of the list (cf. below at line 34) (Paci).

Line 16-17. the rasura, probably made after the following name had been engraved, served either to replace a deleted name or to correct Mego’s (Paci).

Line 20: perhaps Ἱππά[ρχω] or Ἱππά[σω] (Paci).

Line 26: φύσι, D.-L. (dialectal form, as opposed to the koine-variant in line 16); φύσει, Paci (but φύσι in his commentary)

Line 21-27: line 21 in smaller letters and separated from the preceding text by a relatively large interlinear space; perhaps the following lines (LL. 22-27) were subject of an ‘ampio intervento di rettifica’ (Paci).

Line 34: 92 (era of Cyrenaica) = 61/62 CE. Paci loc.cit. argued that the entries are consecutive up to and including this one, that there was a new priestess each year and therefore that the first entry must have been made in 32/33 CE The argument is attractive but inconclusive. Assuming that there was a new priestess each year (see above), line 36 here and several of the lists of priests of Apollo show that names were not always added to these records with systematic efficiency year by year. The inclusion of the date for the first time in line 34 might even suggest that this entry, like the next, was added after a lapse.

Line 35: patronymic: genitive of Φάος (with ωι for ω: ‘oscillazione ortografica’) (Paci).

Line 36: 133 (era of Cyrenaica) = 102 CE (= 6th year of Trajan); the fact that this priestess was added some 40 years later shows that the inscription was not engraved with strictly chronological preoccupations (Paci).

b: Left side: previously unnoticed; engraved to continue on the left side after lines 34/35 was finished, a project the mason apparently abandoned on realizing that the relatively small space on that side was inconvenient for inscribing the names in the usual manner (Paci).