Dedication of an exedra as a tithe
IGCyr008900
Trismegistos ID: 738192
Source Description
Support
Two out of six blocks forming together a semi-circular exedra, with holes and footprints on upper sides: A is the leftmost block and was in 1983 still attached to the adjacent block (not inscribed) on the right; B is a loose angle, prepared for attachment to another block on its right and broken off at left and bottom; grey marble (A: 0.74; 0.325;0.57-0.75; B: 0.36; 0.29;0.45).
Layout
Inscribed: A on loose side, looking to the lane; B on concave side, facing the visitor.
Letters
A: 0.04; B: 0.033; homogenous hand, careful lettering.
Place of Origin
Findspot.
Date
Fourth to third centuries B.C. (lettering)
Findspot
Fragment A copied by R.M. Smith and E.A. Porcher in 1860;
Findspot
fragment B found by G. Oliverio probably in 1925 at Cyrene pleiades; HGL : Sanctuary of Apollo, to the West of the so called Myrtle Bower .
Last recorded Location
Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou on May 22nd, 1983 in situ.
Text constituted from
Transcription from stones (CDL).
Bibliography
Smith-Porcher, 1864 Smith, R.M., Porcher, E.A., 1864, History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene, made during an expedition to the Cyrenaica in 1860-61, under the auspices of Her Majesty's government, London - see in bibliography , n. 2, whence Blass, SGDI Bechtel, F., Baunack, J., et al., Collitz, H. (ed.), Sammlung der griechischen Dialekt-Inschriften, III.2, Göttingen, 1905 - see in bibliography 4839 (fragment A); Oliverio, Taccuini inediti Oliverio, G., Taccuini inediti - see in bibliography , XI.48, XII.12, whence SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography , 35, fig. 33 (fragment A); Oliverio, Taccuini inediti Oliverio, G., Taccuini inediti - see in bibliography , XI.57, whence SECir Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography , 185 (fragment B, without illustration, with reference to fragment A).
Apparatus
A.1
[......] η̣ς : SECir
Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography
[Τιμασικλῆ]ς
B.1 Τιμα̣[---] : SECir
Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography
Τιμα̣[σικλῆς Ἱπποκλεῦς]
B.2 Ἀγα
μ
also consonant with ν, κ
[---] : SECir
Oliverio, G., Pugliese-Carratelli, G., Morelli, D., 1961-1962, Supplemento Epigrafico Cirenaico, Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente (ASAA)39-40 (= n.s. 23-24), 219-375 - see in bibliography
Ἀγασ̣[ικλῆς Φιλοκλεῦς]
French translation
A. [Untel] fils d'Hippoklès et Agasiklès fils de Philoklès ont consacré à Apollon comme dîme.
B. Tim [---] fils d'Aga [---] .
English translation
A. [So-and-so] son of Hippokles and Agasikles son of Philokles dedicated to Apollo as a tithe.
B. Tim [---] son of Aga [---] .
Italian translation
A. [Il tale] figlio di Hippokles e Agasikles figlio di Philokles hanno dedicato ad Apollo come decima.
B. Tim [---] figlio di Aga [---] .
Commentary
Pugliese Carratelli was right in attributing both blocks to the same exedra, but his restorations are not cautious enough.
At A.1 the space is not sufficient for the 8 letters he supposes.
B has not the whole formula of dedication, but probably bears on two lines the name and patronym of the person whose statue stood above. The 4th letter of the patronym is surely no Σ, but might be Μ, Ν or Κ, rather than I.
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