8.38. Honours for Hosidius Ioulianos

Description:: Two blocks: a (in two pieces) W. 0.98, marked ΓΑ ; b W. 1.27, marked ΔΑ.
Text:: Inscribed in two lines on the fascia, which has an extra moulding above the text, only here.
Letters:: 0.025-0.03; dot for stop; Diaresis; on first A of ἀναθέντα, l.1. Ligatures: ΗΜ, l.1, ΝΝ, l.2;.
Date:: Second century A.D. (lettering, institutions)
Findspot:: Theatre: stage area
Original Location:: Theatre proskenion frieze. Inscribed on the blocks which make up the cornice, of the Doric order, above 8.1, the inscription of Zoilos, across the back of the Theatre stage. The blocks have simple moulding above, supporting water spouts in the form of lions' heads; the underside has a decoration of mutules.
Last recorded location:: Findspot; Now restored on the tenth and eleventh blocks from the north
History of discovery:: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1971 (a: 71.430 & 71.478; b: 71.1024)
Bibliography:: Published by Roueché, PPA 55a, whence PHI.
Text constituted from:: Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).

1: 1 Ἡ γερουσία ἐ̣κ̣ τῶν ἰδίων Γάιον Ὁσίδιον Ἰουλιανὸ | ν ἀναθέντα τῇ πατρίδι ἀγῶνα εἱμιταλαντιαῖον stop καὶ τῇ θεῷ ἀναθήματα
2: 2ἐπιμεληθέ̣[ν]τος Μενάνδρου τοῦ Ἀρτεμιδ[ώρ]ο̣υ̣ | [το]ῦ Μενάνδρου τοῦ Ἀρτεμιδώρου Κικιννᾶ γραμμα̣τέω[ς τ]ὸ β´ leaf

1: 1ΗΓΕΡΟΥΣΙΑ··ΤΩΝΙΔΙΩΝΓΑΙΟΝΟΣΙΔΙΟΝΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΝΑΝΑΘΕΝΤΑΤΗΠΑΤΡΙΔΙΑΓΩΝΑΕΙΜΙΤΑΛΑΝΤΙΑΙΟΝ stop ΚΑΙΤΗΘΕΩΑΝΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ
2: 2ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΘ·[·]ΤΟΣΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥΤΟΥΑΡΤΕΜΙΔ[··]··[··]ΥΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥΤΟΥΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥΚΙΚΙΝΝΑΓΡΑΜΜ·ΤΕΩ[··]ΟΒ leaf

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Ἡ

γερουσία

ἐκ

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τῶν

ἰδίων

Γάιον

Ὁσίδιον

Ἰουλιανὸ

ἀναθέντα

τῇ

πατρίδι

ἀγῶνα

εἱμιταλαντιαῖον

καὶ

τῇ

θεῷ

ἀναθήματα

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ἐπιμεληθ

έ

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τος

Μενάνδρου

τοῦ

Ἀρτεμιδ

ώρ

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ου

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το

</supplied>

ῦ

Μενάνδρου

τοῦ

Ἀρτεμιδώρου

Κικιννᾶ

γραμμ

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τέω

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</supplied>

ὸ

</num>

</ab>

</div>

Apparatus

Ἀρτεμι[δώ]ρο̣υ̣ (block end) [τ]οῦ Κικίννα PPA

Translation:

The Gerousia, from their own funds, (honoured) Gaius Hosidius Iulianos, who dedicated for his fatherland a contest in the half-talent category, and dedications for the goddess; the overseer was Menandros son of Artemidoros son of Menandros son of Artemidoros son of Kikinnas, secretary for the second time.

Commentary:

The same man was honoured by Council and People, in 8.39, apparently in an adjoining text: the first block of 8.39 continues the moulding found above the text in 8.38. See Roueché, loc. cit.