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Samaria, 370-375 CE. Column. Votive.
Transcription

Μαυρίκιος Ἄλφιος Μέγας λ βουλευτὴς ἐν ἔτει λτο' τὸν χάλκεον Ποσειδῶνα ἀνατεθῆναι. Μαυρίκιος Μέγας Ἀλφίου, βουλευτής, πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήρωσεν λ' ⟨ θλ' Γορπιαίου

Translation

Maurikios Alphios Megas, councillor, in the year 400, the bronze (statue) of Poseidon erected. Maurikios Megas (son of) Alphios, councillor, his father, has paid 39 (solidi?) on (the) 30th (day) (of the month) of Gorpiaios.

Diplomatic

ΜΑΥΡ ΑΛΦΙΟϹ ΜΕΓΑ Λ BOYLEYTHϹ ΕΝ ΕΤΕΙ ΛΤΟ ΤΟΝ ΧΑΛΚΕΟΝ ΠΟϹΙΔωΝΑ ΑΝΑΤΕΘΗΝΑΙ ΜΑΥΡ ΜΕΓΑϹ ΑΛΦΙΟΥ ΒΟΥΛΕΓΤΗϹ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΑΥ ΕΠΛΗΡωϹ Λ ΘΛ ΓΟΡΠΙΑΙΟΥ

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

370 CE to 375 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Tabula ansata surrounding inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Ovadiah, Asher. “Two Bouleutai, Father and Son, and a Bronze Statue of Poseidon Referenced in a Greek Inscription from the Samaria Region.” Revue Biblique 126, no. 3 (2022): 376–91. https://doi.org/10.2143/RBI.129.3.3290745.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Ovadiah, Asher. “Two Bouleutai, Father and Son, and a Bronze Statue of Poseidon Referenced in a Greek Inscription from the Samaria Region.” Revue Biblique 126, no. 3 (2022): 376–91. https://doi.org/10.2143/RBI.129.3.3290745.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ovadiah, Asher. “Two Bouleutai, Father and Son, and a Bronze Statue of Poseidon Referenced in a Greek Inscription from the Samaria Region.” Revue Biblique 126, no. 3 (2022): 376–91. https://doi.org/10.2143/RBI.129.3.3290745.
    Zotero
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