Fragmentary imperial building inscription
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: 117-138
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας καὶ νείκας καὶ αἰωνίας διαμονᾶς Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανῶι Ἁδριανῶι Σεβαστῶι Θεῶι Τραιανῶι Παρθικῶι υἱῶι θεῶ Νέρουα υἱωνῶι ἀρχιερέως μεγίστῳ δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας τὸ ? ὑπάτῳ τὸ ? [...]

[...] τὰς στοὰς ἐκ θεμελίων κατεσκεύασαν [...]

[...] τὸ ψαφοδετεῖον [...]

[Reconstruction] [...] ἀφιερώσαντος τῶ κρατίστω ἀνθυπάτωι [...]

[...] Κλαυδι[...]

[...] Μενανδρο[...]

[...] Ὀλυμπια[...]

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Apparatus

Translation

[a]: For the security [ [e.g.] and victory and permanent presence of] Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadri[an August]us, son of [deified Trajan, victor in Parth]ia, [grandson of deifiesd Nerva, high priest pontifex maximus, holding tribunic]ian power [for the ? time, consul for the ? [etc.].

[b]: . . . ] constructed the arc[ades] from the found[ations . . . ] ?the mosaic [ . . .

[c]: . . . the conse]cration was by the most excellent [proconsul . . .] Klaudi[- . . . Me]nandro[s . . ] Olympia[s . . .

Commentary

The reconstructions are largely to illustrate the possibilities; there are further fragments with parts of letters.

a: Ten fragments: it is possible to reconstruct from the text an opening formula, which contains the name of Hadrian: so 117 - 138 CE.

b: Six fragments: parts of a description of the construction activities

b.ii: There was a mosaic floor in the portico.

c: Five fragments: elements of a concluding formula (i) and elements of personal names (ii - iv). ii might be from the name of the proconsul, which was in the genitive case; or all four might be from the name of a donor

c.iii: Since a Cyrenean would probably use a Doric genitive this name is probably in the nominative case and therefore that of a donor, Menandros; the case of a woman's name Ολυμπίας is known - she may have been a fellow donor. The nomen Κλαύδι[ος may refer to either of these or another donor or to the proconsul whose name was the genitive case.