Support: Large stele of white marble, broken in two pieces found separately, re-used from IGCyr109200², which had been inscribed on the right side (here side ii); fragment a, broken off at upper right angle and at bottom, surface badly worn out (w: 0.60 × h: 0.89 × d: 0.16); fragment b, damaged on top, and chipped along all edges, concretions on front face (w: 0.65 × h: 0.63 × d: 0.16).

Layout: Inscribed on front face (two names on one line) and right side (one name on one line, displayed above and below IGCyr109200²).

Letters: Hand 1: 0.02, no serifs; smaller omicron. Hand 2: 0.02, no serifs; slanting sigma. Hand 3: 0.022, no serifs; smaller omicron. Hand 4: 0.02, no serifs; slanting sigma. Hand 5: 0.018, no serifs; horseshoe omega. Hand 6: 0.028, no serifs; horseshoe omega, slightly smaller. Hand 7: 0.018. Hand 8: unknown. Hand 9: 0.03, non-slanting sigma. Hand 10: 0.02. Hand 11: 0.02, non-slanting sigma. Hand 12: 0.02. Hand 13: 0.02. Hand 14: 0.018, non-slanting sigma. Hand 15: 0.018. Hand 16: 0.02. Hand 17: 0.02. Hand 18: 0.02. Hand 19: 0.02. Hand 20: 0.02. Hand 21: 0.02. Hand 22: 0.02. Hand 23: 0.02. Hand 24: 0.02. Hand 25: 0.02. Hand 26: 0.018, very small omicron and omega. Hand 27: 0.01, small serifs. Hand 28: 0.01, slightly slanting sigma. Hand 29: 0.012, small serifs; small omicron, non-slanting sigma. Hand 30: 0.013, serifs; mu with quite vertical hastae; xi with axial hasta. Hand 31: 0.012, no serifs; beta with smaller upper loop, non-slanting sigma. Hand 32: 0.01, very small serifs; epsilon with very large upper and lower bars, dotted theta. Hand 33: 0.01, small serifs; slightly slantering sigma. Hand 34: 0.011, serifs; slightly slantering sigma. Hand 35: 0.012very small serifs; xi with central hasta, very small omicron, slightly slantering sigma. Hand 36: 0.015, serifs; smaller circular letters, calice-shaped upsilon with tall hasta. Hand 37: 0.015, discreet serifs; letters much pressed together at l. 22; slantering mu and sigma, xi with central hasta. Hand 38: 0.016, serifs; dotted theta, non-slanting sigma. Hand 39, l.25: 0.01-0.018; l. 26 0.008, careless cutting, on a not quite horizontal line; slanting sigma. Hand 40: 0.01, small serifs; non-slanting sigma. Hand 41: 0.019, carefully cut with adapted spaces; serifs; non-slanting sigma. Hand 42: 0.01, serifs; rho with nearly square loop, non-slanting sigma. Hand 43: 0.02, large serifs; slanting sigma, two out of three ypsilons are calice-shaped. Hand 44: 0.02, small serifs; projecting upper bar of pi, rho with small and high placed loop, slightly slantering sigma, calice-shaped upsilon with rather tall hasta, lower omega. Hand 45: 0.019, serifs; xi without central hasta, one omicron middle-sized, one small, phi with small oval loop. Hand 46: 0.019, serifs; dotted and middle-sized theta, slanting sigma, large omicron, nearly closed at bottom. Hand 47: 0.015, serifs; non-slanting sigma, omicron much smaller that omega. Hand 48: 0.015, small serifs; kappa with long oblique strokes, non-slanting sigma. Hand 49: 0.016, small serifs; small dotted theta and omicron, non-slanting sigma. Hand 50: 0.015-0.017, small serifs; large alpha, mu adn chi. Hand 51: 0.017, rather careless; serifs; smaller omicron, non-slanting sigma.

Date: Between ca. 270 and 215 BC for side i; between ca. 220 and 195 BC for side ii (Rosamilia) (lettering, prosopography).

Findspot: Fragment a: found not after 1960 at Cyrene ➚: exact findspot unrecorded.Fragment b: found not after 1992 in a votive depot South of Cyrene ➚: in the area of Wadi el Aish.

Place of origin: Cyrene ➚.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, 603+850. Observed in 1993 and again in 1997 and 2001 by C. Dobias-Lalou in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

(i) [---] (5) fils de Philôn, [---] fils de [---]asis, [Arthmiadas?] fils d'Euphranôr, Eury[---] fils d'Ankhistratos, [Un tel] fils de [---]ippos, (10) [Euippos?] fils de Lentikhos, [Un tel] fils d'Ammônios, [---], [Un tel] fils d'Euippidas, Isokratès fils d'Euippos, (30) Aristônymos fils d'Hyperokhos, Euarkhos fils de Proklès, [Un tel] fils de Komatas, [---]iôn fils d'Onymarkhos, Euklaros fils d'Oriôn, (35) Philôn fils d'Agathinos, Euphris fils d'Hyperasis, [Un tel] fils d'Aristôn, [Un tel] fils de [---]atas, [Un tel] fils de [---]atos, (40) [---], [Un tel] fils de [---]klès, [---]os fils de Diodôros, [Un tel] fils d'Aristomakhos, [Un tel] fils d'Aristonikos, (45) [.. ? ..]sôn fils de [.. ? ..]nikos, [---]tatos fils d'Aristippos, Podaleirios fils de Polygnôtos, [---]

(ii) [Un tel] fils de [---]atis, [---]asios fils d'[Untel], (5) [---]istratos fils de Lysippos, [Kr]itôn fils de [.. ? ..]simakhos, [---]earkhos (10) fils de Paraibatas, Polianthès fils d'Eupolémos, Theukhrestos fils de Karnèdas, (15) Theukhrestos fils de [---]axis, Timoxénos fils d'Aristotélès, Ainios (20) fils de Theudôros, Timônax fils de Télésikratès, Timothéos (25) fils d'Eutharsès, Mégaklès fils de Mnèmôn, Timagénès fils d'Euklès, Iasôn (30) fils de Paraibis, Igisan fils de Theukharis (inscription IGCyr109200²) Prêtres: Eupeithès (35) fils d'Euthalès, Eukarpos fils de Sôandros, Philoxènos fils de Khartadas, (40) Aiskhinas fils de Theudôros, Iasôn fils d'Euagoras, Barkaios (45) fils de Tisimakhos, Sthénôn fils d'Iasôn, Timarkhos fils de Nikathlos, (50) Euklès fils d'Aristotélès.

English translation

(i) [---] (5) son of Philon, [---] son of [---]asis, [Arthmiadas?] son of Euphranor, Eury[---] son of Anchistratos, [So-and-so] son of [---]ippos, (10) [Euippos?] son of Lentichos, [So-and-so] son of Ammonios, [---], [So-and-so] son of Euippidas, Isokratès fils d'Euippos, (30) Aristonymos son of Hyperochos, (35) Euarchos son of Prokles, [So-and-so] son of Komatas, [---]ion son of Onymarchos, Euklaros son of Orion, Philon son of Agathinos, Euphris son of Hyperasis, [So-and-so] son of Ariston, [So-and-so] son of [---]atas, [So-and-so] son of [---]atos, (40)[---], [So-and-so] son of [---]kles, [---]os son of Diodoros, [So-and-so] son of Aristomachos, [So-and-so] son of Aristonikos, (45) [.. ? ..]son son of [.. ? ..]nikos, [---]tatos son of Aristippos, Podaleirios son of Polygnotos, [---].

(ii) [So-and-so] son of [---]atis, [---]asios son of [So-and-so], (5) [---]istratos son of Lysippos, [Kr]iton son of [.. ? ..]simachos, [---]earchos (10) son of Paraibatas, Polianthes son of Eupolemos, Theuchrestos son of Karnedas, (15) Theuchrestos son of [---]axis, Timoxenos son of Aristoteles, Ainios (20) son of Theudoros, Timonax son of Telesikrates, Timotheos (25) son of Eutharses, Megakles son of Mnemon, Timagenes son of Eukles, Iason (30) son of Paraibis, Igisan son of Theucharis (inscription IGCyr109200²) Priests: Eupeithes (35) son of Euthales, Eukarpos son of Soandros, Philoxenos son of Chartadas, (40) Aischinas son of Theudoros, Iason son of Euagoras, Barkaios (45) son of Tisimachos, Sthenon son of Iason, Timarchos son of Nikathlos, (50) Eukles son of Aristoteles.

Italian translation

(i) [---] (5) figlio di Philon, [---] figlio di [---]asis, [Arthmiadas?] figlio di Euphranor, Eury[---] figlio di Anchistratos, [il tale] figlio di [---]ippos, (10) [Euippos?] figlio di Lentichos, [il tale] figlio di Ammonios, [---], [il tale] figlio di Euippidas, Isokratès fils d'Euippos, (30)Aristonymos figlio di Hyperochos, Euarchos figlio di Prokles, [il tale] figlio di Komatas, [---]ion figlio di Onymarchos, Euklaros figlio di Orion, (35)Philon figlio di Agathinos, Euphris figlio di Hyperasis, [il tale] figlio di Ariston, [il tale] figlio di [---]atas, [il tale] figlio di [---]atos, (40) [---], [il tale] figlio di [---]kles, [---]os figlio di Diodoros, [il tale] figlio di Aristomachos, [il tale] figlio di Aristonikos, (45) [.. ? ..]son figlio di [.. ? ..]nikos, [---]tatos figlio di Aristippos, Podaleirios figlio di Polygnotos, [---].

(ii) [Il tale] figlio di [---]atis, [---]asios figlio di [il tale], (5) [---]istratos figlio di Lysippos, [Kr]iton figlio di [.. ? ..]simachos, [---]earchos (10) figlio di Paraibatas, Polianthes figlio di Eupolemos, Theuchrestos figlio di Karnedas, (15) Theuchrestos figlio di [---]axis, Timoxenos figlio di Aristoteles, Ainios (20) figlio di Theudoros, Timonax figlio di Telesikrates, Timotheos (25) figlio di Eutharses, Megakles figlio di Mnemon, Timagenes figlio di Eukles, Iason (30) figlio di Paraibis, Igisan figlio di Theucharis (iscrizione IGCyr109200²) Sacerdoti: Eupeithes (35) figlio di Euthales, Eukarpos figlio di Soandros, Philoxenos figlio di Chartadas, (40) Aischinas figlio di Theudoros, Iason figlio di Euagoras, Barkaios (45) figlio di Tisimachos, Sthenon figlio di Iason, Timarchos figlio di Nikathlos, (50) Eukles figlio di Aristoteles.

Commentary

We have a list of personal names with fathers' names written successively by different hands. This practice is proven for eponymous priests of Apollo and Dobias-Lalou 2016 supposed that this list was also a list of eponymous priests, although the findspots and publication places of both fragments were different from one another and different from the ordinary findspots of such lists, i.e. the agora and the sanctuary of Apollo. Rosamilia 2023 now offers a more convincing view. Τaking into account the findspot of fragment b, for which there exist some clues for a cult of Ammon, whose sanctuary was never positively proven, he argues that the priests listed here should be his.

The inscription on the broad side (i) shows both a more convenient layout and a somewhat older lettering and would have been inscribed first. Later on, lack of space induced to continue the list on the righthand side. On this side (ii), the list was interrupted when it reached the area already inscribed with IGCyr109200² and went on below it after the explicit subtitle ἱαρές.

At IGCyr, we had already noticed that two men bearing the same names and fathers' names are mentioned as contributors in the long list dated about 270 BC, namely Τιμαγένης Εὐκλεῦς (here side ii, ll. 27-28) at IGCyr065210², ii.88 and Ἰάσων Παραίβιος (here side ii, ll. 29-30) at IGCyr065210², i.144, whereas Φιλόξηνος Χαρτάδα (here ii, ll. 38-39) might be the son of Χαρτάδας Φιλοξένω, who is mentioned in the twin list IGCyr065200², b.5. Rosamilia 2023 now endorses those relations: the two first mentioned subscribers would be grandfathers of the priests in our list. Thus a date for this side towards the end of the third and the beginning of the first century.

In the former list (side i) Rosamilia establishes further prosopographical links with the subscribers list IGCyr065210² for two priests whose full names he restores as Ἀρθμιάδας Εὐφράνορος (here i.7, there i.16) and Εὔιππος Λεντίχω (here i.10, there i.40). This helps him to date the beginning of this list at the same time as the large subscription, about 270 BC.

As a further step, Rosamilia noticed that the men mentioned here at i.29 and 30 are also mentioned, in reverse order, in IGCyr115000², 236 and 237. Consequently, both lists are related to two different cults. This invalidates Dobias-Lalou 2016's hypothesis, cautiously reported in IGCyr, that both lists might belong to the same ensemble. We have to do with two different cults, both practised on opposite sides of the road leading to Balagrae and to the Western cities of Cyrenaica.

At line ii.16 Pugliese Carratelli's restoration [Πρ]άξιος might be attractive because a Praxis son of Theuchrestos is mentioned as commander of batallion of riders at IGCyr084000², l. 12, about 340 BC. However the span of time between both mentions might be up to one century and both names are quite common at Cyrene. Moreover another frequent name which might be restored here is Anaxis. So we feel that the question should remain open.

At line ii.8 Rosamilia duly read a sigma instead of the xi read by Pugliese Carratelli. Three letters might have stood at the beginning of the line. In the stock up to now attested in Cyrenaica only Τεισίμαχος fits the requisites and would be a very plausible restoration. It is also attested with a later lettering at ii.45.

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Fig. 1. Fragment a of face I of igcyr109300 List of names

Fig. 2. Fragment b of face I of igcyr109300 List of names

Fig. 3. Fragment a of face II of igcyr109300 List of names

Fig. 4. Fragment b of face II of igcyr109300 List of names

Fig. 5. Reconstituted face II of igcyr109300 List of names

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