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Scythopolis-Beth Shean, 161 CE - 180 CE. Pedestal. Dedicatory.
Transcription

Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ. Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Μᾶρκον Αὐρήλιον Ἀντωνῖνον Σεβαστὸν τὸν κύριον Νυσαέων τῶν καὶ Σκυθοπολιτῶν τῆς ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου τῶν κατὰ Κοίλην Συρίαν Ἑλληνίδων πόλεων, ἡ πόλις διὰ ἐπιμεληετοῦ Θεοδώρου Τίτου.

Translation

With good fortune. The city (honoured) Imperator Caesar M. Aurelius Antoninus, the lord of the Nyseans, also called Scythopolitans, (citizens) of the holy and inviolable (city), one of the Greek cities of Coele Syria, through the curator Theodorus son of Titus.

Diplomatic

ΑΓΑΘΗ ΤΥΧΗ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΜΑΥΡΗΛΙΟΝΑΝΤWΝΙΝΟΝ ΣΕΒΤΟΝΚΥΡΙΟΝΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ ΤWΝΚΑΙΣΚΥΘΟΠΟΛΙΤWΝ ΤΗΣΙΕΡΑΣΚΑΙΑΣΥΛΟΥΤWΝ ΚΑΤΑΚΟΙΛΗΝΣΥΡΙΑΝΕΛΛΗ ΝΙΔWΝΠΟΛΕWΝΗΠΟΛΙΣ ΔΙΑΕΠΙΜΕΛΕΤΟΥΘΕΟΔW ΡΟΤΙΤΟΥ

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: 190 cm; W: 72 cm; D: 72 cm

Date

161 CE to 180 CE

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No provenance provided.

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
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Source of transcription

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Di Segni, Leah. “Dated Greek Inscriptions from Palestine from the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University, 1997. (IIP-563).
    Zotero
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