Ephebic inscription
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: Probably second century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Bibliography

[...], Tolmeita 4 and plate XVI.a, whence [...], 1999.627, [...] 1996.1668, [...] 46.2218

ἔτους β Ὦλοϲ Πούφιοϲ Αὔδαξ φίλοϲ Εὐδαίμονοϲ Θεοφείδουϲ Μάρκου Ϲόλωνοϲ Νικαγόρα Ἀρίμμα Φήλικοϲ νικήϲας ἐνκώμιον β

Translation

L'an 2, Auius Pupius Audax, ami d'Eudaimon, de Theoupheides, de Marcus, de Solon, de Nicagoras, d'Arimmas, de Felix, lui qui a vaincu dans te deuxième concours qui était celui de l'encomion ? [ou "ayant remporté deux victoires à l'encomion" ?].

Year 2. Aulos Pouphios Audax Aulus Pupius Audax, , friend of Eudaimon, Theupheides, Markos Marcus, Solon, Nikagoras, Arimmas and Felix, having won the second competition in public eulogy

Commentary

Each of the seven names in the genitive case must be a personal name and the whole group numbered eight persons. This was presumably a grouping of ephebic friends/philoi: see on P.9. .

line 10 - The victories were presumably won at a local competition; the specific reference here confirms the inference as to the meaning of the wreaths in other ephebic texts such as P.90.