Honorary inscription for Ptolemy IX Soter II, Cleopatra Selene and their son
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source date: Between the beginning of 108 and the end of 107 BC
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[...], whence [...], 39.1718; [...] 080900. Cf. [...], p. 163, whence [...], 49.2504; [...], pp. 144, 156, whence [...], 59.1958.

Βασιλέα Πτολεμαῖον καὶ βασίλισσαν Κλεοπ άτραν τὴν ἀδελφὴν Θεοὺς Σωτῆρας καὶ τὸν υἱ ὸν αὐτῶν Πτολεμαῖον [...] [...] [...] [...] τῶν τόπων τῶν κατὰ Λιβύην αἵ τε πόλεις [...] [...] ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα καὶ εὐεργεσίας τῆς εἰς αὑτοὺς ἀνέθηκαν.

[...] [...] τῶν τόπων τῶν κατὰ[^a1]

[^a1: [...] [...] τῶν τόπων τῶν κατὰ | [...] [...] κατὰ | [...] στρατηγὸς τῶν τόπων τῶν κατὰ]

Les statues du roi Ptolémée, de la reine Cléopatre sa soeur, Dieux Sôtères, et de leur fils Ptolémée [...] ont été érigées dans les régions du côté de la Libye et par les cités[...] en raison de leur valeur et de la générosité qu'ils ont montrée à leur égard.

The statues of king Ptolemy, of queen Cleopatra his sister, Gods Soteres, and of their son Ptolemy [...] have been erected in the places throughout Libya and by the cities[...] on behalf of their virtue and of the kindness they have shown towards themselves.

Le statue del re Tolemeo, della regina Cleopatra sua sorella, Dèi Soteri, e del loro figlio Tolemeo [...] sono state erette nelle regioni della Libia e dalle città[...] in considerazione della virtù e della generosità che hanno mostrato verso di essi.

Paci, having discussed the three occasions when a king Ptolemy and a queen Cleopatra with a son Ptolemy might have been mentioned as rulers of Cyrenaica, was able to choose the last one, during a short period of Ptolemy IX Soter II's reign. For a similar titulature, see at IGCyr011100.

The erasure of the whole line 3 and of the beginning of line 4 shows that the main dedicator was an officer of higher rank at the court, who was no longer persona grata after the end of the reign. The idea that the erasure was due to the man who was replaced by Stolos son of Theon (see IGCyr016900 and IGCyr102500) or even to Stolos himself if he changed obedience after the king's flight has been presented as mere possibilities among others by Paci. Savalli-Lestrade is less cautious on that point.

About the administration of a region called τῶν κατὰ Λιβύην τόπων, see also IGCyr033900. If really parallel, the missing office would be στρατηγός. However, this word would be divided in two parts by the line-break, whereas the layout of the rest seems to be very carefully organised. Another office is not excluded.