Private honours for Ptolemy IX Soter II by Stolos
created: Transcription from stone (CDL).
source date: Between 108 and 103 BC
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[...], pp. 113-115, n. 7, pl. XIII, 7, whence [...], 18.730 (only side a); [...], p. 31, n. 11, figs. 21-22 (from †Oliverio's papers), whence [...], 20.725; [...] 063000. Cf. [...]; [...], n. 0372; [...], pp. 186-188; [...]; [...], pp. 445-446, 462, whence [...], 38.1899; [...], p. 137, footnote 22; [...], n. 9 and fig. 9 (for the re-use).

Βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον θεὸν Σωτῆρα τὸν ἐγ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου τοῦ δευτέρου Εὐεργέτου Στόλος τῶν πρώτων φίλων καὶ ἀρχεδέατρος εὐνοίας ἕνεκεν τῆς εἰς αὑτόν.

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

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

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

(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.

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 IGCyr015900, both in very good condition, have allowed to restore another dedication by Stolos erected in the port of Cyrene (IGCyr102500).

On Stolos, the Athenian admiral, see [...], who proposed for the Cyrenaean dedications a date between 108 and 103 BC; [...], who explored the possibility that he was a born a Cyrenaean and granted Athenian citizenship. On behalf of his aulic title and office [...], pp. 186-188 dated this inscription to 108 BC, somewhat earlier in the year than IGCyr015900, 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 [...], p. 153). Quite normally, honours for the king were exposed on the agora.