English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

(a): [ ?Year ? of Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Anto]ninus [Augustus] victor in Armenia, victor in Parthia, victor in Media, great victor in Germania, in the priesthood of Apollo of M(arkos) Klaudios (i.e. M(arcus) Claudius) Karneades, under the regulation of Numisius Marcellianus the most excellent proconsul; the ephebarchs being L(oukios) Anthestios (i.e. L(ucius) Anthestius) Polybios, the young(er) and L(oukios) Anthestios (i.e. L(ucius) Anthestius) Archibios; the generals being Sex(tos) Balerios Biktor (i.e. Sex(tus) Valerius Victor) and Satorneilos (i.e. Satornilus) (scil. son) of Ammonios; the gymasiarchs being Sex(tos) Anthestios Balerianos (i.e. Sex(tus) Anthestius Valerianus) and Sex(tos) Balerios Phortounatos (i.e. Sex(tus) Valerius Fortunatus).

(b, column I): Sex(tos) Balerios Phortounatos (i.e. Sex(tus) Valerius Fortunatus), L(oukios) Domitios Satris (i.e. L(ucius) Domitius Satris), L(oukios) Pontios Sextilianos (i.e. L(ucius) Pontius Sextilianus), L(oukios) Balerios Markos (i.e. L(ucius) Valerius Marcus) , A(ulos) Stalakkios (i.e. A(ulus) Stalaccius) Aphrodeisios, L(oukios) Balerios Preiskos (i.e. L(ucius) Valerius Priscus), G(aios) Kassios (i.e. G(aius) Cassius) Antiochos, G(aios) Pompeios Hilaros (i.e. G(aius) Pompeius Hilarus), L(oukios) Ioulios Rouphos (i.e. L(ucius) Julius Rufus), G(aios) Phlabios (i.e. G(aius) Flavius) Iatrodoros, M(arkos) (i.e. M(arcus)) Lukios Asklepiades, Ioulios Pouplios Sekoundos (i.e. Julius Publius Secundus), Petronios Aurelius (i.e. Petronius Aurelius) Leon, L(oukios) Beibios Keler (i.e. L(ucius) Vivius Celer), T(itos) Phlabios (i.e. T(itus) Flavius) Athenodoros, G(aios) Ioulios Loukios (i.e. G(aius) Julius Lucius) , Ancharenos Serenos (i.e. Ancharenus Serenus), L(oukios) Ioulios (i.e. L(ucius) Julius) Euphrosynos, L(oukios) Mousidios (i.e. L(ucius) Musidius) Serapion, M(arkos) Eppios Loukios (i.e. M(arcus) Eppius Lucius), M(arkos) Antonios (i.e. M(arcus) Antonius) Isokrates, P(oplios) Kornelios (i.e. P(ublius) Cornelius) Diodoros, Nemesios Gaios (i.e. Nemesius Gaius), Rouphos Stalakkios Proklos (i.e. Rufus Stalaccius Proclus)

(b, column II): L(oukios) Ailios Preimos (i.e. L(ucius) Aelius Primus), L(oukios) Nobios Sekoundos (i.e. L(ucius) Novius Secundus), Ailios (i.e. Aelius) Tyrannos, Ti(berios) Klaudios Satorneilos (i.e. Ti(berius) Claudius Satornilus), Heliodoros (scil. son) of Heliodoros, Bathyllos (scil. son) of Longos, Hippias (scil. son) of Hippias, Aristomedes (scil. son) of Gabios, Jason (scil. son) of Jason, Loukis (scil. son) of Krispos (i.e. Crispus), Zosimos (scil. son) of Loukios (i.e. Lucius), Rouphos (i.e. Rufus) (scil. son) of Kallippos, Ammonios (scil. son) of Ammonios, Polianthes (scil. son) of Polianthes, Kuranais (scil. son) of Demetrios, Theodoros (scil. son) of Rouphos (i.e. Rufus), Aniochos (scil. son) of Heliodoros, Ammonis (scil. son) of Lysippos, Ptolmaios (scil. son) of Ptolemaios, Iatrodoros (scil. son) of Autolykos, Euphras (scil. son) of Euphras, Oktabis (i.e. Octavius) (scil. son) of Preimos (i.e. Primus), Loukis (i.e. Lucius) (scil. son) of Loukios (i.e. Lucius), Herakles (scil. son) of Itthannuros, Markos (i.e. Marcus) (scil. son) of Euphranor, Epikles (scil. son) of Ioulios, Kuranais (scil. son) of Theulogos, Heliodoros (scil. son) of Lysippos, Loukis (scil. son) of Alexandros, Rouphos (i.e. Rufus) (scil. son) of Rouphos (i.e. Rufus).

(c): the paidonomoi and overseers, according to the ordinance of Numisius Marcellianus the most excellent proconsul, being Ioulios (i.e. Julius) Kallietes, and Ailios (i.e. Aelius) Epaphrodeitos.

Commentary

A list of ephebes and their officials in a year (between 172 and 175 CE). the total number of sixty ephebes recorded is about the same as in C.145 (3/4 CE), suggesting that the population had recovered from the casualties inflicted during the Jewish Revolt of 115-117 CE Note the use of koine (in b, the list of names) and dialect (in a and c) in this text. The two lists are almost completely divided between Roman citizens (b.I) and non-citizens (b.II) who are simply designated by patronymics.

a: 1-2. Restored after C.131; perhaps the text began with Τύχα ἀγαθά

a: Lines 3-6. M.Aurelius became Germanicus late in 172 CE; the epithet Sarmaticus, which is lacking here, was adopted in 175 CE

a: Lines 8-11. For the proconsul, Numisius Marcellianus, see PIR², N211, and Thomassen, Laterculi 38.047; he is also recorded in C.143, C.220, C.221, C.305, and C.299, dated under a M. Aurelius Antoninus, and perhaps T.9; Hadrian had been responsible for one ephebic reform in Cyrene (C.163); Marcellianus may have reformed Hadrian’s supposed system with his νομοθεσία; a comparison with the ephebic catalogue from 161 CE, C.131, reveals changes in the list of officers, involving an overall increase in their numbers and a new distribution of some functions

b.I: Line 3: Μᾶρκος is used as cognomen here; in C.131 lines 33 and 43 it is used as a nomen

b.II: Line 27: the initial theta is very faint; Εὐλόγου is not to be excluded.

c: Line 4. While Kallietes is used frequently at Cyrene as an epithet, it appears here to be a name, as in Sparta (LGPN V3a-10287).

Images

   Fig. 1. View of face (P.Kenrick)

   Fig. 2. View of face (2008, H.Walda)

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

   Fig. 4. a, lines 1-11 (Reynolds, SB.III.189)

   Fig. 5. a, lines 1-19 (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 6. a, lines 7-19, b, lines 1-20 (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 7. a, lines 17-19, b, lines 1-30 (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 8. b, lines 8-30, c (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 9. b, lines 23-30, c (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 10. a, detail (2008, H.Walda)

   Fig. 11. b.I and II, lines 23-30 (Reynolds, SB.III.188)