List of soldiers
IGCyr014800
Trismegistos ID: 738222
Source Description
Repository
Cyrene Museum, 344.
Support
Five adjacent fragments of a white marble stele broken off below, with a small cornice, much chipped off, still visible on top of left side (0.37; 0.95;0.31); the stele, in poor state of conservation, was written on three sides. Some small fragments have been lost since 1930.
Layout
Inscribed; front side (a), 18 lines on the full width (section i), then on two columns (section ii, columns i and ii); left (b) and right (c) sides on one column.
Letters
Lines 1-18 of side a 0.01-0.011; from line 19 on, 0.009, but for lines 13-20 of side b, which are slightly smaller.
Place of Origin
Findspot.
Date
330 B.C. (lettering, prosopography)
Findspot
Found in 1928 at Cyrene pleiades; HGL : Sanctuary of Apollo, under the stylobate of the curved portico delimiting the Trajanic Baths .
Last recorded Location
Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1977 in Shahat : Cyrene Museum .
Text constituted from
Transcription from stone (CDL).
Bibliography
Oliverio, 1930 Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography , pp. 177-182, n. 8 (ph.), whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 9.46, 47, 48. Cf. Lazzarini, 1987 Lazzarini, M.L., 1987, Libyi nell’esercito di Cirene, in Cirene e i Libyi: Atti del Simposio Internazionale, Roma-Urbino, 13-16 aprile 1981, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)12, 171-174 - see in bibliography , whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 37.1665; Laronde, 1987 Laronde, A., 1987, Cyrène et la Libye hellénistique. Libykai historiai de l’époque républicaine au principat d’Auguste, Paris - see in bibliography , pp. 52-58, 121, 131-134, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 38.1876 and SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 38.1892; Dobias-Lalou, 1995-1996 Dobias-Lalou, C., 1995-1996, Quelques anthroponymes de Thèra et de Cyrénaïque, Verbum18, 265-270 - see in bibliography , p. 268, footnote 19, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 46.2194; Lazzarini, 1996 Lazzarini, M.L., 1996, SEG, IX, 50: una revisione alla luce di vecchi e nuovi frammenti, in L. Bacchielli, M. Bonanno Aravantinos (eds.), Scritti di Antichità in memoria di Sandro Stucchi, I, Studi Miscellanei29, Roma, 175-192 - see in bibliography , whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 46.2198; Dobias-Lalou, 2016 Dobias-Lalou, C., 2016, Sur les listes d'anthroponymes de Cyrène à l'époque hellénistique, Studi Ellenistici30, 239-258 - see in bibliography , pp. 242, 258.
Text
Apparatus
Side a, section i
10 [Θ]ράσ̣υ̣ς : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[Θ]ράσις (or) [Π]ρᾶσις (or) [Φ]ρασῆς
17 [Πρά]ταρχος : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[Πο]λύαρχος
Side a, section ii, col. i
23 Μν[ασάρ]χω : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
Μα̣ν̣ε̣φήβω
40
Fraser-Matthews, 1987
Fraser, P.M., Matthews, E. (eds.), 1987, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, I: The Aegean Islands, Cyprus, Cyrenaica, Oxford - see in bibliography
[Σ]καῖος (Reynolds' reading) : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[Ἀ]καῖος
50 [Σκ]ύ̣λ̣[α]κος : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[φ?]ύ̣λ̣[α]κος
Side a, section ii, col. ii
59 Α̣ΙΑΜΟΝΑΝ : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
Α̣ια̣μ̣οναν
73 Εὔβ̣ωλ[ος?] : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
Εὐρωμ[εὺς?]
75 Ἀστυ[---] κ̣ : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
Ἀστυι[---]
Side b
17
[---] ιος : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[---] ος
24
[---] α̣ : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[---]
29
[---] ω̣νος : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[Ἰάσ?]ονος
32 [Ἀρθ]μιάδα : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[---] η̣ιάδα
35 [Ἀν]τ̣ι[λ]έοντος : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
Ἀ̣ν̣τι+φόντος
39
[------] |(only one line lost: checked on the stone) : Oliverio, 1930
Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography
[------] |[------]
Side c
20 Masson, 1967 Masson, O., 1967, Remarques sur deux inscriptions de Cyrène et de Théra, Revue de Philologie, de Littérature et d'Histoire Anciennes (RPh)ser. 3, 41, 225-231 - see in bibliography Ἰρηναίω : Oliverio, 1930 Oliverio, G., 1930, Campagna di scavi a Cirene nell’estate del 1928, Africa Italiana3, 141-229 - see in bibliography [Ε]ἰρηναίω
French translation
side a
section i
[---] fils de Polianthes [---] . Stratèges : Paraibatas fils d'Eukleidas, Damasippos fils de Poly [---] , Telesias fils de Philinos, Ankhistratos fils de Sosis, Artymôn fils de Broukos, Theuchrestos fils de Polytimos, (10) Thrasys fils de Kleudikos, [---] nios fils d'Euphronios, [---] s fils de Karnèadas. Commandants de quadrige : [---] éôn fils de Psaphôn, Iasôn fils de Polytimos, Sôpatros fils de L [---] , Polyarkhos fils d'Oph [---] , Antimakhos fils de Kl [---] .
section ii
column i
Amômètos fils de Sylos, (20) Esthlan fils de Khirôn, Aristonoos fils de Philôn, Hagèsistratos fils de Tim [---] , Sôsis fils de Mnasarchos, Iasôn fils d'Aitachinnos, Pratarkhos fils d'Arista [---] , Ankhistratos fils de Barkaios, Stephanos fils d'Aristis, Damophilos fils d'Amômètos, Aleximakhos fils de Aitakhinnos, (30) Aristophanès fils d'Eukleidas, Aristagoras fils d'Euphronios, Kallippos fils de Pratomèdès, Melanippos fils d'Aitakhinnos, Polytimos fils d'Aristotélès, Hypsinos fils de Broukos, Glaukithos fils de Pheidôn, Timandros fils d'Antipatros, Stephanos fils d'Ophelandros, Polyaratos fils d'Ammônios, (40) Skaios fils de Pasippos, Euippos fils d'Antikartès, Autobios fils de Kleumnastos, Baios fils de Kylias, Charilas fils de Baieias, Euagoras fils de Damotimos, Euryphôn fils d'Agnamptos, Polybôlos fils de Straton, Aristophanès fils de Theutimos, Xenophantos fils de Thaliarkhos, (50) [---] fils de Skylax, [---] fils de [---] os, [---] .
column ii
(59) [Eul]aidas fils de [---] , [Arke?]silas fils de [---] , [Pol]yklès fils de [---] , [Philo]kômos fils de [---] , Iasôn fils d'Aglô [---] , Philoklès fils de Sô [---] , [---] fils de [---] , Antaios fils de [---] , Auto [---] fils de [---] , Poly [---] fils de [---] , Poseid [---] fils de [---] , (70) Euphris fils de [---] , Melan[ippos] fils de [---] , Aristis son of [---] , Eubolos son of [---] , Aristis son of [---] , Asty [---] son of [---] , Eupol [---] fils de [---] , Stra [---] fils de [---] , Simôn fils de [---] , Tim [---] fils de [---] , (80) An [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , Phil [---] fils de [---] , Ariston [---] fils de [---] , Kylias fils de [---] , Philox[ènos] fils de [---] , Teli [---] fils de [---] , Theud [---] fils de [---] , Tis [---] fils de [---] , [---] .
side b
[---] , (13) [---] fils de [---] ios, [---] fils de [---] is, [---] fils de [---] as, [---] fils de [---] , [---] os fils de [---] is, [---] fils de [---] khos, [---] fils de [---] , (20) [---] fils de [---] khos, [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de Polyanthès, [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils d'Epidamos, [---] fils de [---] ônymos, [---] fils de Polydamas, (30) [---] fils de [---] ôn, [---] s fils de Théaros, [---] fils d'[ Ari]stoménès, [---] fils d'Arkhiadas, [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils d'Antiléôn, [---] fils de [---] , (40) [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] , [---] fils de [---] phanès, [---] os fils d'Iasôn, [---] s fils d'Antiphônos, [---] s fils d'Antiphônos, [---] fils de Theukharis, [---] n fils de Pyrikhos, [---] tos fils d'Hyperanthès, [---] .
side c
[---] , (14) [---] fils de [Khai]rédamos, [---] s fils de Polytimos, [---] fils d'Aleximakhos, [---] fils d'Hipponikos, [---] os fils de Baièias, [---] os fils d'Hagèmôn, (20) [---] fils d'Irènaios, [---] os fils de Paraibis, [---] tos fils de Tèloklès, [---] fils de Pittakos, [---] fils d'Aristis, [---] fils de Pithakos, [---] mos fils d'Hagèmôn, [---] as fils de Nikomakhos, [---] fils de Stratôn, [---] atos fils de Nèlôn, (30) [---] pos fils de Mentaios, [---] .
English translation
side a
section i
[---] son of Polianthes [---] . Generals: Paraibatas son of Eukleidas, Damasippos son of Poly [---] , Telesias son of Philinos, Anchistratos son of Sosis, Artymon son of Broukos, Theuchrestos son of Polytimos, (10) Thrasys son of Kleudikos, [---] nios son of Euphronios, [---] s son of Karneadas. Leaders of four-horses chariots: [---] eon son of Psaphon, Iason son of Polytimos, Sopatros son of L [---] , Polyarchos son of Oph [---] , Antimachos son of Kl [---] .
section ii
column i
Amometos son of Sylos, (20) Esthlan son of Chiron, Aristonoos son of Philon, Hagesistratos son of Tim [---] , Sosis son of Mnasarchos, Iason son of Aitachinnos, Pratarchos son of Arista [---] , Anchistratos son of Barkaios, Stephanos son of Aristis, Damophilos son of Amometos, Aleximachos son of Aitachinnos, (30) Aristophanes son of Eukleidas, Aristagoras son of Euphronios, Kallippos son of Pratomedes, Melanippos son of Aitachinnos, Polytimos son of Aristoteles, Hypsinos son of Broukos, Glaukithos son of Pheidon, Timandros son of Antipatros, Stephanos son of Ophelandros, Polyaratos son of Ammonios, (40) Skaios son of Pasippos, Euippos son of Antikartes, Autobios son of Kleumnastos, Baios son of Kylias, Charilas son of Baieias, Euagoras son of Damotimos, Euryphon son of Agnamptos, Polybolos son of Straton, Aristophanes son of Theutimos, Xenophantos son of Thaliarchos, (50) [---] son of Skylax, [---] son of [---] os, [---] .
column ii
(59) [Eul]aidas son of [---] , [Arke?]silas son of [---] , [Pol]ykles son of [---] , [Philo]komos son of [---] , Iason son of Aglo [---] , Philokles son of So [---] , [---] son of [---] , Antaios son of [---] , Auto [---] son of [---] , Poly [---] son of [---] , Poseid [---] son of [---] , (70) Euphris son of [---] , Melan[ippos] son of [---] , Aristis son of [---] , Eubolos son of [---] , Aristis son of [---] , Asty [---] son of [---] , Eupol [---] son of [---] , Stra [---] son of [---] , Simon son of [---] , Tim [---] son of [---] , (80) An [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , Phil [---] son of [---] , Ariston [---] son of [---] , Kylias son of [---] , Philox[enos] son of [---] , Teli [---] son of [---] , Theud [---] son of [---] , Tis [---] son of [---] , [---] .
side b
[---] , (13) [---] son of [---] ios, [---] son of [---] is, [---] son of [---] as, [---] son of [---] , [---] os son of [---] is, [---] son of [---] chos, [---] son of [---] , (20) [---] son of [---] chos, [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , [---] son of Polyanthes, [---] son of [---] , [---] son of Epidamos, [---] son of [---] onymos, [---] son of Polydamas, [---] son of [---] on, (30) [---] s son of Thearos, [---] son of [ Ari]stomenes, [---] son of Archiadas, [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , [---] son of Antileon, [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] , (40) [---] son of [---] , [---] son of [---] phanes, [---] os son of Iason, [---] s son of Antiphonos, [---] s son of Antiphonos, [---] son of Theucharis, [---] n son of Pyrichos, [---] tos son of Hyperanthes, [---] .
side c
[---] , (14) [---] son of [Chai]redamos, [---] s son of Polytimos, [---] son of Aleximachos, [---] son of Hipponikos, [---] os son of Baieias, [---] os son of Hagemon, (20) [---] son of Irenaios, [---] os son of Paraibis, [---] tos son of Telokles, [---] son of Pittakos, [---] son of Aristis, [---] son of Pithakos, [---] mos son of Hagemon, [---] as son of Nikomachos, [---] son of Straton, [---] atos son of Nelon, (30) [---] pos son of Mentaios, [---] .
Italian translation
side a
section i
[---] figlio di Polianthes [---] . Strateghi: Paraibatas figlio di Eukleidas, Damasippos figlio di Poly [---] , Telesias figlio di Philinos, Anchistratos figlio di Sosis, Artymon figlio di Broukos, Theuchrestos figlio di Polytimos, (10) Thrasys figlio di Kleudikos, [---] nios figlio di Euphronios, [---] s figlio di Karneadas. Comandanti delle quadrighe: [---] eon figlio di Psaphon, Iason figlio di Polytimos, Sopatros figlio di L [---] , Polyarchos figlio di Oph [---] , Antimachos figlio di Kl [---] .
section ii
column i
Amometos figlio di Sylos, (20) Esthlan figlio di Chiron, Aristonoos figlio di Philon, Hagesistratos figlio di Tim [---] , Sosis figlio di Mnasarchos, Iason figlio di Aitachinnos, Pratarchos figlio di Arista [---] , Anchistratos figlio di Barkaios, Stephanos figlio di Aristis, Damophilos figlio di Amometos, Aleximachos figlio di Aitachinnos, (30) Aristophanes figlio di Eukleidas, Aristagoras figlio di Euphronios, Kallippos figlio di Pratomedes, Melanippos figlio di Aitachinnos, Polytimos figlio di Aristoteles, Hypsinos figlio di Broukos, Glaukithos figlio di Pheidon, Timandros figlio di Antipatros, Stephanos figlio di Ophelandros, Polyaratos figlio di Ammonios, (40) Skaios figlio di Pasippos, Euippos figlio di Antikartes, Autobios figlio di Kleumnastos, Baios figlio di Kylias, Charilas figlio di Baieias, Euagoras figlio di Damotimos, Euryphon figlio di Agnamptos, Polybolos figlio di Straton, Aristophanes figlio di Theutimos, Xenophantos figlio di Thaliarchos, (50) [---] figlio di Skylax, [---] figlio di [---] os, [---] .
column ii
(59) [Eul]aidas figlio di [---] , [Arke?]silas figlio di [---] , [Pol]ykles figlio di [---] , [Philo]komos figlio di [---] , Iason figlio di Aglo [---] , Philokles figlio di So [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , Antaios figlio di [---] , Auto [---] figlio di [---] , Poly [---] figlio di [---] , Poseid [---] figlio di [---] , (70) Euphris figlio di [---] , Melan[ippos] figlio di [---] , Aristis figlio di [---] , Eubolos figlio di [---] , Aristis figlio di [---] , Asty [---] figlio di [---] , Eupol [---] figlio di [---] , Stra [---] figlio di [---] , Simon figlio di [---] , Tim [---] figlio di [---] , (80) An [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , Phil [---] figlio di [---] , Ariston [---] figlio di [---] , Kylias figlio di [---] , Philox[enos] figlio di [---] , Teli [---] figlio di [---] , Theud [---] figlio di [---] , Tis [---] figlio di [---] , [---] .
side b
[---] , (13) [---] figlio di [---] ios, [---] figlio di [---] is, [---] figlio di [---] as, [---] figlio di [---] , [---] os figlio di [---] is, [---] figlio di [---] chos, [---] figlio di [---] , (20) [---] figlio di [---] chos, [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di Polyanthes, [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di Epidamos, [---] figlio di [---] onymos, [---] figlio di Polydamas, [---] figlio di [---] on, (30) [---] s figlio di Thearos, [---] figlio di [ Ari]stomenes, [---] figlio di Archiadas, [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di Antileon, [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] , (40) [---] figlio di [---] , [---] figlio di [---] phanes, [---] os figlio di Iason, [---] s figlio di Antiphonos, [---] s figlio di Antiphonos, [---] figlio di Theucharis, [---] n figlio di Pyrichos, [---] tos figlio di Hyperanthes, [---] .
side c
[---] , (14) [---] figlio di [Chai]redamos, [---] s figlio di Polytimos, [---] figlio di Aleximachos, [---] figlio di Hipponikos, [---] os figlio di Baieias, [---] os figlio di Hagemon, (20) [---] figlio di Irenaios, [---] os figlio di Paraibis, [---] tos figlio di Telokles, [---] figlio di Pittakos, [---] figlio di Aristis, [---] figlio di Pithakos, [---] mos figlio di Hagemon, [---] as figlio di Nikomachos, [---] figlio di Straton, [---] atos figlio di Nelon, (30) [---] pos figlio di Mentaios, [---] .
Commentary
Oliverio, probably rightly, suspected that the priest's name stood at a, ll. 1-2. It should be part of a longer title and it is thus impossible to know whether Polianthes was the priest's or his father's name.
This is one of the lists of military officers; however we have here only two mentions of offices at ll. 3 and 13 of side a. Presumably, after the paragraphos began a list of men forming one body (λόχος); other mentions of offices might be given in some of the lost lines.
The names, fully or partially preserved, amount at 108, whereas there may have been at least 39 more.
At side a, l. 65 it might be Αιαλαν, a Libyan name now attested several times. Oliverio's reading is impossible anyway.
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