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Location
JAFF0086
Jaffa,217 BCE. Stele. Honorific.
Transcription Βασιλέα μέγαν Πτολεμαῖον θεὸν Φιλοπάτορα τὸν ἐγ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου
καὶ βασιλίσσης Βερενίκης
θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν καὶ
Πτολεμαίου βασιλέως
Φιλαδέλφου
ἔκγονον
Ἀναξικλῆς ἱερεὺς τοῦ
βασιλέως |
Translation Anaxikles [son of - - -], the priest of the king (honored) Ptolemy the god
Philopator, the son of king Ptolemy and queen Berenice the gods Euergetai and
[grandson] of the King Ptolemy [Philadelphus]. |
Diplomatic [no diplomatic] |
- Terminus post quem:
- Terminus ante quem:
Languages
Greek
Dimensions
H: 18.5 cm; W: 31.9 cm; D: 5 cm
Date
217 BCE to 217 BCE
Current location
Jaffa, Antiquities Museum of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Inv. no. 93-2061
Figures
No figures described.
Bibliography
Source of diplomatic
- ZoteroLupu, Eran. “A New Look at Three Inscriptions from Jaffa, Jerusalem and Gaza.” Scripta Classica Israelica 22 (2002): 193–202.
Source of transcription
- ZoteroLupu, Eran. “A New Look at Three Inscriptions from Jaffa, Jerusalem and Gaza.” Scripta Classica Israelica 22 (2002): 193–202.
Source of translation
- ZoteroLupu, Eran. “A New Look at Three Inscriptions from Jaffa, Jerusalem and Gaza.” Scripta Classica Israelica 22 (2002): 193–202.
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