Support: Pink and blue marble circular base with cuttings for statue on top, re-used after turning the stone upside down (height 0.31; diameter 0.6); the former use was for IGCyr063010², of which the text was erased, but for the artist's signature.

Layout: Inscribed on vertical side, opposite to IGCyr063010².

Letters: 0.03; slight serifs.

Date: Between 108 and 103 BC (reign).

Findspot: Found in 1936 at Cyrene ➚: in the agora.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, 345. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1977 Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

(scil. Statue du) roi Ptolémée, Dieu Sôter, fils du roi Ptolémée second Evergète (scil. consacrée) par Stolos, des Premiers Amis, archedeatros (i.e. intendant en chef), en raison de sa générosité à son égard.

English translation

(scil. Statue of) king Ptolemy, God Soter, son of king Ptolemy the second Euergetes (scil. dedicated) by Stolos, of the First Friends, archedeatros (i.e. chief stewart), on behalf of his well-doing towards himself.

Italian translation

(scil. Statua del) re Tolemeo, Dio Sotere, figlio del re Tolemeo Evergete secondo, (scil. dedicata) da Stolos, dei Primi Amici, archedeatros (i.e. capo maggiordomo), in considerazione della benevolenza nei suoi confronti.

Arabic translation

(تمثال) الملك بتوليميوس (بطليموس)، المُؤلَّه المُنْقِذ، ابن الملك بتوليميوس إفيريغيتس الثاني، (نُصِبَ) من قبل ستولوس، من الاصدقاء الأوائل (أحد أعضاء هذه المجموعة)، أرخيدياتروس (كبير الخدم أو مدير الأعمال)، لما تفضل به من خير (أي الملك) عليه أو عرفانًا بفضلة.

Commentary

The base was re-used and the artist's signature related to the first use was not erased. However, as it stood at the rear of the base and as its letters were upside down, it should not be mentioned as a part of the present monument.

This inscription and IGCyr015900², both in very good condition, have allowed to restore another dedication by Stolos erected in the port of Cyrene (IGCyr102500²).

On Stolos, the Athenian admiral, see Bagnall 1972, who proposed for the Cyrenaean dedications a date between 108 and 103 BC; Hauben 1977, who explored the possibility that he was a born a Cyrenaean and granted Athenian citizenship. On behalf of his aulic title and office Mooren 1977, pp. 186-188 dated this inscription to 108 BC, somewhat earlier in the year than IGCyr015900², where he is also 'in charge of the reins'.

The findspot and date of discovery are known from a recently published report of excavations (see Luni 2014, p. 153). Quite normally, honours for the king were exposed on the agora.

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Fig. 1. Left of face of igcyr063000 Private honours for Ptolemy IX

Fig. 2. Right of face of igcyr063000 Private honours for Ptolemy IX

Fig. 3. Squeeze of igcyr063000 Private honours for Ptolemy IX

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