Caption for a relief and acclamation
created: Transcription from photograph and from J.M. Reynolds notes (CDL).
source date: Probably third century AD
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], p. 1062; [...] 055. Cf. [...], n. 72; [...], n. 1438bis, fig. 11; [...], p. 29; [...], n. 15; [...], p. 105.

καθαρὸν δίκαιον πισστὸν ἀλαθὲς πνεῦμα θεοῦ
σωτῆρος Ἀπόλλωνος

Pur, juste, digne de confiance et véridique est le souffle du dieu sauveur Apollon.

Pure, righteous, trustworthy, true, the breath of saviour god Apollo.

[J.M. Reynolds' unpublished translation]

Puro, giusto, fededegno, veridico è l'afflato del dio salvatore Apollo.

[trad. S. Stucchi leggermente modificata]

النقي، العادل، الجدير بالثقة، الحقيقي، نَّفَس (روح) الْمؤلَّه المُنقذ، أبولو. (ترجمة جويس رينولدس غير المنشورة).

Smith and Porcher, commenting on the relief, mentioned the inscription as 'number 34'. However, this can be found neither in the chapter about the inscriptions nor in the plates showing drawings of all other inscriptions. The first reading was published by [...], p. 1062.

The word πνεῦμα, in relation with the sculpture, hints at the prophetic function of Apollo.

Metrical analysis: tentatively, we suggest the following analysis. Verse line 1 is a iambic trimeter with a penthemimer caesura. The remainder consists of three substituted feet with no pure iamb left. This might be allowed on behalf of the divine name Ἀπόλλωνος.