Support: White marble panel broken above and on the left side (w: 0.38 × h: 0.42 × d: 0.10).

Layout: Inscribed on two columns, the left one being partly lost.

Letters: ca. 0.01

Date: Second half of the fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found by R.M. Smith and E.A. Porcher in 1861 at Cyrene ➚: pronaos of Temple of Zeus.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: British Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2003 in London: British Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

[---] (scil. Untel fils de) [D]amokritos, [---]os fils de Melanippos, (scil. untel, fils) d'Erusippos, [---]akos fils d'Artulas, [---kr]ates fils d'Hyperokhos, [---]arkhos fils de Podokes, [Anti?]kartes fils de Thrason, (10) [---]khos fils de Phrason, [---]nippos fils d'Hagemon, (scil. untel fils) de Thalon, [---]an fils de Proros, [---]las fils d'Eukleidas, (15) [---]damos fils de Mnasis, [---]tes fils d'Akeson, [---]oteles fils de Pratis, [---]arkhos fils de Pausanias, [---]oidas fils de Lusanor, (20) [---]n fils d'Aristobolos, [---]genes fils de Khairieides, [---]anor fils de Peisis, [---]ros fils de Neon, (scil. untel fils) de Damis, (25) (scil. untel fils) de Lukos.

[--- Ias]on fils d'Hippios, Lusis fils de Baios, Poluarkhos fils de Pausanias, Kharon fils de Phaustios, Zeuxis fils d'Aitakhinnos, (30) Kallistratos fils de Nikaios, Elikan fils de Lentikhos, Lukos fils d'Eurumakhos, Nikippos fils d'Euphronios, Aristos fils de Lukon, (35) Philoxenos fils de Melanippos, Telesarkhos fils de Kresilas, Antimakhos fils de Philokomos, Antiphilos fils de Lusanias, Alexibios fils de Smyrnaios,(40) Ammonios fils de Xenis, Eperatos fils de Poludoros, Alexis fils d'Augan, Aristarkhos fils de Thrasus, Anaxandros fils de Skhidas, (45) Baraibis fils de Moiristhenes, Exakestas fils d'Aristippos, Aleximakhos fils d'Alkis, Prokles fils d'Iason, Euruphon fils d'Aristis.

Italian translation

[---] (scil. Il tale figlio di) [D]amokritos, [---]os figlio di Melanippos, (scil. il tale figlio ) di Erysippos, [---]akos figlio di Artylas, [---kr]ates figlio di Hyperochos, [---]archos figlio di Podokes, [Anti?]kartes figlio di Thrason, (10) [---]chos figlio di Phrason, [---]nippos figlio di Hagemon, (scil. il tale figlio) di Thalon, [---]an figlio di Proros, [---]las figlio di Eukleidas, (15) [---]damos figlio di Mnasis, [---]tes figlio di Akeson, [---]oteles figlio di Pratis, [---]archos figlio di Pausanias, [---]oidas figlio di Lysanor, (20) [---]n figlio di Aristobolos, [---]genes figlio di Chairieides, [---]anor figlio di Peisis, [---]ros figlio di Neon, (scil. il tale figlio) di Damis, (25) (scil. il tale figlio ) di Lykos.

[--- Ias]on figlio di Hippios, Lysis figlio di Baios, Polyarchos figlio di Pausanias, Charon figlio di Phaustios, Zeuxis figlio di Aitachinnos, (30) Kallistratos figlio di Nikaios, Elikan figlio di Lentichos, Lykos figlio di Eurymachos, Nikippos figlio di Euphronios, Aristos figlio di Lykon, (35) Philoxenos figlio di Melanippos, Telesarchos figlio di Kresilas, Antimachos figlio di Philokomos, Antiphilos figlio di Lysanias, Alexibios figlio di Smyrnaios, (40) Ammonios figlio di Xenis, Eperatos figlio di Polydoros, Alexis figlio di Augan, Aristarchos figlio di Thrasys, Anaxandros figlio di Schidas, (45) Baraibis figlio di Moiristhenes, Exakestas figlio di Aristippos, Aleximachos figlio di Alkis, Prokles figlio di Iason, Euryphon figlio di Aristis.

Commentary

All commentators have considered this stele as listing military officers, because of its obvious similarities with other lists mentioning some military duties (IGCyr014800², IGCyr014900², IGCyr015000², IGCyr084000²). The most striking resemblance lies in the columnar disposal and lettering. It should however be stressed that lists of names may correspond to other purposes. Rosamilia 2023, p. 70 warns in turn on this point.

A date in the second half of fourth century was already suggested in IGCyr, contra Laronde 1987, p. 133 («IVe siècle sans plus de précision») and Fraser – Matthews 1987 («III BC», probably after Blass, whose argument about the name Σμυρναῖος did not seem binding). Rosamilia 2023 reduces this span of time to ca. 330/300 BC without clear explanation.

We restored the name of the first man mentioned at line 27 by comparison with IGCyr095200², a dedication by a priest of Apollo of that name. The dedication, hence the priesthood, is now dated to the years 290 BC by Rosamilia 2023, p. 102. It seems not impossible that we have here to do with the same man, if he was enlisted rather young.

The name at line 14 was tentatively restored by Marengo on the basis of another tentative restoration at IGCyr014300², line 6, which we eventually prefer not to push forward (Eukles would also be possible there).

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Images

Fig. 1. Face of igcyr009100 List of militay officers

Fig. 2. Lines 1-15 of igcyr009100 List of military officers

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