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Ashkelon, Sept-Oct 220 CE. Marble Gable. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Μᾶρκοι Αὐρήλιοι Μαρίων καὶ Λέων καὶ Φιλώτας καὶ Διονύσιος, ἐγερσίθεοι Διονυσίου, τῇ Οὐρανίᾳ Θεῷ Σκόρπωνος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων τὸν ναὸν σὺν παντὶ καινούργῳ ἐξ ἐντολῆς Διονυσίου πατρὸς αὐτὸν. ἐπὶ ἱερέως Φιλώτα Λέοντος ἔτους γκτ᾿ Ὑπερβερεταίου.

Translation

M. Aurelius Marion and (M. Aurelius) Leon and (M. Aurelius) Philotas and (M. Aurelius) Dionysios, egersitheoi of the Dionysion, [erected] to the Goddess Ourania of Skorponat theirown expense the temple, with all novelty of work, according to the testament of Dionysios, their father. (In the year) when Philotas son of Leon was priest. Year 323 (of the era of Ascalon), in the month of Hyperberetaios.

Diplomatic

Μ ΑΥΡ ΜΑΡΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΩΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ ΕΓΕΡΣΙ ΘΕΟΙ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΥ ΤΗ ΟΥΡΑΝΙΑ ΘΕΩ ΣΚΟΡΠΩΝΟΣ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΙΔΙΩΝ ΤΟΝ ΝΑΟΝ ΣΥΝ ΠΑΝΤΙ ΚΑ ΡΓΩ ΕΞΕΝΤΟΛΗΣ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΥ ΠΑ ΤΡΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΝ ΛΩΤΑ ΛΕΟΝΤΟΣ ΕΤΟΥΣ ΓΚΤ ΥΠΕΡΒΕΡΕΤΑΙΟΥ

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 65 cm; W: 132 cm; D: 17 cm

Date

220 CE to 220 CE

Current location

Rockafeller Museum

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Ecker, Avner, Hannah M. Cotton, Saar Ganor, and David J. Wasserstein. “A Dedication of a Naos to Skorpon’s Ourania in Ascalon (Ashkelon).” Kernos 31 (2018): n.p. https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/2696?lang=en.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Ecker, Avner, Hannah M. Cotton, Saar Ganor, and David J. Wasserstein. “A Dedication of a Naos to Skorpon’s Ourania in Ascalon (Ashkelon).” Kernos 31 (2018): n.p. https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/2696?lang=en.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ecker, Avner, Hannah M. Cotton, Saar Ganor, and David J. Wasserstein. “A Dedication of a Naos to Skorpon’s Ourania in Ascalon (Ashkelon).” Kernos 31 (2018): n.p. https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/2696?lang=en.
    Zotero
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