Dedication to Apollo, probably with epithet Soter

Bibliography

Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography , p. 40, n. 20 (from †Oliverio's papers), ph. 42 fig. 35, and Robert, Bulletin Épigraphique Robert, J. and L., Bulletin Épigraphique in Revue des Études Grecques (REG)1938-1984 - see in bibliography , 1962.368, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 20.707; Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography , n. 5, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 27.1125bis. Cf. 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. 99, 106-107, 118, 121, whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 38.1877; Dobias-Lalou, 2003 Dobias-Lalou, C., 2003, Voyageurs cyrénéens, in H. Duchene (ed.), Voyageurs et Antiquité classique, Dijon, 11-21 - see in bibliography , whence SEG Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Leiden, then Amsterdam, 1923-1971, then 1979- - see in bibliography , 53.2029.

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1 Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [θεαρο]ὶ : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  [θεαρ]ο̣ί̣

3 Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography   [c. 5 - 6]ς̣ Παραιβάτα : Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [---] ς̣ Παραιβάτα : Laronde, 1987 Laronde, A., 1987, Cyrène et la Libye hellénistique. Libykai historiai de l’époque républicaine au principat d’Auguste, Paris - see in bibliography  [Εύκλείδα]ς Παραιβάτα

4 Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [---]  Σωγένε[υ]ς : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  [..........]  Σωγένε[υ]ς

5 Laronde, 1987 Laronde, A., 1987, Cyrène et la Libye hellénistique. Libykai historiai de l’époque républicaine au principat d’Auguste, Paris - see in bibliography  [Κάλλι]π̣π̣oς : Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [---] τ̣ος : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography   [c. 6 - 7]τ̣ος

7 [c. 4]  νης : Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [---] νης : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  [.....] ν̣η̣ς

8 [τῶι] Ἀ̣πόλλωνι : Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  Ἀ̣πόλλωνι : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  (vac.)[Ἀ]πόλλωνι

9 [τῶι? Σω]τῆρι : Pugliese Carratelli-Oliverio, 1961 Pugliese Carratelli, G., (from G. Oliverio), 1961, Iscrizioni cirenaiche, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libya (QAL)4, 3-54 - see in bibliography  [Σω]τῆρι : Reynolds, 1976 Reynolds, J.M., 1976, The Inscriptions of Apollonia, in R.G. Goodchild, J. Griffiths Pedley, D. White, J.H. Humphrey (eds.), Apollonia, the port of Cyrene: excavations by the University of Michigan, 1965-1967, Libya Antiqua (LibAnt)Suppl. 4, Tripoli, 293-333 - see in bibliography  (vac.)Σ̣[ω]τῆρι

French translation

Les théores envoyés à Delphes, [---]  fils de Paraibatas, [---]  fils de Sôgénès, Kallippos fils d'Aiglanôr, [---]  fils d'Euryptolémos, [c. 4] nès fils de Philokômos, ont consacré (ce monument) à Apollon [Sô?]tèr.

English translation

The theoroi sent to Delphi, [---]  son of Paraibatas, [---]  son of Sogenes, Kallippos son of Aiglanor, [---]  son of Euryptolemos, [c. 4] nes son of Philokomos, dedicated (this monument) to Apollo [So?]ter.

Italian translation

I theoroi inviati a Delfi, [---]  figlio di Paraibatas, [---]  figlio di Sogenes, Kallippos figlio di Aiglanor, [---]  figlio di Euryptolemos, [c. 4] nes figlio di Philokomos, hanno dedicato (questo monumento) ad Apollo [So?]tere.

Commentary

Only the patronymics of all five thearoi are preserved. Laronde, 1987 Laronde, A., 1987, Cyrène et la Libye hellénistique. Libykai historiai de l’époque républicaine au principat d’Auguste, Paris - see in bibliography , proposed to identify the son of Paraibatas at l. 3 with a man elsewhere known as priest of Apollo, but the restitution seems to long for the space available.

At l. 5, one vertical stroke of each pi may be traced on the stone, so a somewhat allusive proposal by Laronde, 1987 Laronde, A., 1987, Cyrène et la Libye hellénistique. Libykai historiai de l’époque républicaine au principat d’Auguste, Paris - see in bibliography , p. 99 seems good.

At l. 8, there is space for an article before the name of Apollo; at l. 9, the epithet Soter is surprising for Apollo in Cyrenaica, but may be related to his protection against sea dangers; the space available would be filled by the article.

Alternatively, the dedication might have been made to two gods, the second being the well known Zeus Soter, but the space would only allow for [Ζηνὶ Σω]τῆρι and this would not fit well with the article τῶι at l. 8.

This dedication by the thearoi sent to Delphi probably occurred during the ceremony known as prothearia at IGCyr109200.

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