I 1. Tyras. Honorific decree, 1st half of III century B.C.E.
Monument
Type
Panel.
Material
White marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 16.0, W. 19.0, Th. 4.5.
Additional description
Broken in two joining fragments. The bottom is preserved. Broken off on all sides except the bottom.
Place of Origin
Tyras.
Find place
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
Find context
In the northern part of the inner courtyard of the fortress, (Trench 19), reused in a medieval building.
Find circumstances
Found in 1928, excavations of P. Nicorescu.
Modern location
Unknown.
Institution and inventory
Unknown.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front. Broken off on all sides except the bottom.
Lettering
Letters are carefully cut, with light serifs. Dotted theta; theta and omicron smaller than other letters; nu with short right hasta; top and bottom strokes of sigma are for the most part horizontal, but occasionally slightly splayed.
Letterheights (cm)
0.6
Text
Category
Honorific decree.
Date
1st half of III century B.C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
L1. Nicorescu 1933, 566-569, № 2, fig. 17; 1.1. Karyshkovsky 1959, 112-113, № 1.
[--- ἐπεὶ δὲ κα-]
[λῶς ἔχον ἐστὶ] τὰ̣[ς καθηκούσας χάριτας τοῖς εὐ-]
[εργέταις ἀ]ποδίδοσ̣[θαι ὑφ’ ὧν συνέβη τῶι δήμωι ἡ-]
[μῶν εὖ πα]θεῖν· δεδό[χθαι τῆι βουλῆι καὶ τῶι δήμωι·]
[στεφαν]ῶ̣σαι αὐτὸν ἐ[πὶ τούτοις χρυσῶι στε-]
5[φάνωι] ἀ̣ρετῆς ἕνεκε[ν] κα̣[ὶ εὐνοίας τῆς εἰς τὸν]
[δῆμο]ν· στεφανοῦσθα̣ι δὲ αὐτ̣[ὸν διὰ βίου ἐν τοῖς]
[ἀγ]ῶσι πᾶσι μετὰ τῶ̣ν εὐεργετ̣[ῶν· τῆς δὲ ἀναγγε-]
[λία]ς τοῦ στεφάνου τοὺς ἀεὶ καθισ̣τ̣[αμένους ἀγω-]
[νοθέ]τ̣ας ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ἐπιμέλει[αν· τοὺς δὲ ἄρ-]
10[χοντας ἀνα]γράψαντας εἰς στήλη̣[ν τὸ ψήφισμα]
[--- τοῖς δὲ] ἀναγκαίοις αὐτοῦ δ[οῦναι ---]
[--- τοὺ]ς ἄρχοντας ἀφι̣[---]
[---........-]
[...........]Τ.[........................-]
[.........]ΠΟΔΙΔΟ.[.......................-]
[.......]ΘΕΙΝΔΕΔΟ[.........................]
[......].ΣΑΙΑΥΤΟΝΕ[..................-]
5[.....].ΡΕΤΗΣΕΝΕΚΕ[.]Κ.[.................]
[....]ΝΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΥΣΘ.ΙΔΕΑΥ.[...............]
[..]ΩΣΙΠΑΣΙΜΕΤΑΤ.ΝΕΥΕΡΓΕ.[..............-]
[...]ΣΤΟΥΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΥΤΟΥΣΑΕΙΚΑΘΙ..[..........-]
[....].ΑΣΠΟΙΕΙΣΘΑΙΤΗΝΕΠΙΜΕΛΕΙ[...........-]
10[.........]ΓΡΑΨΑΝΤΑΣΕΙΣΣΤΗΛ.[..........]
[---......]ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΙΣΑΥΤΟΥΔ[.....---]
[---...]ΣΑΡΧΟΝΤΑΣΑΦ.[---]
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</div> Apparatus criticus
4:
[στεφανῶ]σαι Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
6:
αὐ[τὸν Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
7:
εὐεργε[τῶν Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
8:
καθισ̣[ταμένους Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
9:
τοὺς δὲ - - -] Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
10:
[- - - ἀνα]γράψαντας Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky;
τὸ ψήφισμα θεῖναι ἐν - - -] Nicorescu, Karyshkovsky
Translation
[- - - since it is well] to return [fitting thanks to the benefactors, by whose (actions) it came about for our People to fa]re [well. The Council and the People shall] deci[de to cr]own him, [because of these, with a gold crown] on account of his virtue and [his friendliness to the Peopl]e. He is to be crowned [for the duration of his life] in all [conte]sts together with benefactors; [the agonothe]tai appointed for the time being shall make it their care [to proclaim] the crown; [the archons shall in]scribe [the decision] on a stele; for his necessities? the archons [shall give? - - -]
Commentary
The inscrtiption was supposed to have been kept together with other material from the excavations of P. Nicorescu in the Museum of Moldavian History in Jasi, however, no trace of this or any other inscriptions from his excavations, could be discovered in the museum.
The restoration was proposed by S. Lambrino, cited by P. Nicorescu. It is quite convincing, although we cannot be sure about every detail. The inscription securely attests the polis magistracy of archons. The mention of agonothetai is very probable, although it is restored.
10: The restoration proposed by Nicorescu and accepted by Karyshkovsky at the end of line 10 is impossible because it produces a very long line; the lacuna can accommodate only the word ψήφισμα.
Images
© 2017 Askold Ivantchik (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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