Ancient Greek Inscriptions

from Bulgaria

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Sofia University
„Kliment Ohridski“

Altar for the imperatorial gods, erected by Aristaenetus

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Monument Tlmn4_0001

Editor(s)

Nicolay Sharankov.

Type of monument

altar

Material

granite

Find place

Kyustendil, exact findspot unknown

Origin

Pautalia

Observed in

exhibited in the yard of the office of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency in Kyustendil

Institution and inventory

Regional Historical Museum - Kyustendil
No

Dimensions

height 110 cm, width 62 cm, depth 55 cm

Letter size

height 3.5 - 4.5 cm

Layout description

Altar, moulded above and below; at the lower moulding - 62 cm w. and 55 cm th.; at the upper moulding - 60 cm w. and 53 cm th.; at the body - 46 cm w. and 40 cm th. The top is flat. Inscription on the front.

Decoration description

Acroteria on all four sides of the upper moulding.

Text

Category of inscription

private dedication - prose

Date

second half of II or first half of III c. AD

Dating criteria

lettering

Text

Ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ.
Θεοῖς βα-
σιλικοῖς Ἀρι-
σταίνετος
5 Δημητρίου
β(ουλευτὴς) εὐξάμενος.
Εὐτυχῶς.

AΓΑΘHΤYΧH
ΘΕΟIΣΒΑ
ΣΙΛΙΚΟIΣAΡΙ
ΣΤΑINΕΤΟΣ
5ΔΗMΗΤΡIΟΥ
ΒΕYΞAMΕNΟΣ
ΕYΤΥΧΩΣ

To Good Fortune! Aristaenetus son of Demetrius, bouleutes, (dedicated) to the imperatorial gods, after his prayers were heard. May it be fortunate!

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Geonames

List: Kyustendil

⤦ n: 1

tag: lb

Ἀγαθῇ

lemma: ἀγαθός
tag: w

τύχῃ

lemma: τύχη
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 2

tag: lb

Θεοῖς βα σιλικοῖς

type: divine
ref: basilikoi
tag: persName

Θεοῖς

lemma: θεός
tag: w

βα σιλικοῖς

lemma: βασιλικός
tag: w

βα

tag: #text

⤦ n: 3

break: no
tag: lb

σιλικοῖς

tag: #text

Ἀρι σταίνετος Δημητρίου

nymRef: Ἀρισταίνετος Δημητρίου
tag: persName

Ἀρι σταίνετος

ref: Aristaenetus
nymRef: Ἀρισταίνετος
tag: name

Ἀρι

tag: #text

⤦ n: 4

break: no
tag: lb

σταίνετος

tag: #text

⤦ n: 5

tag: lb

Δημητρίου

ref: Demetrius
nymRef: Δημήτριος
tag: name

⤦ n: 6

tag: lb

βουλευτὴς

lemma: βουλευτής
tag: w

εὐξάμενος

lemma: εὔχομαι
tag: w

tag: #text

⤦ n: 7

tag: lb

Εὐτυχῶς.

lemma: εὐτυχῶς
tag: w

 
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<lb n="1"/><w lemma="ἀγαθός">Ἀγαθῇ</w> <w lemma="τύχη">τύχῃ</w>.
<lb n="2"/><persName type="divine" ref="listDivine.xml#basilikoi"><w lemma="θεός">Θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="βασιλικός">βα
<lb n="3" break="no"/>σιλικοῖς</w></persName> <persName nymRef="Ἀρισταίνετος Δημητρίου"><name ref="Onom.xml#Aristaenetus" nymRef="Ἀρισταίνετος">Ἀρι
<lb n="4" break="no"/>σταίνετος</name> 
 <lb n="5"/> <name ref="Onom.xml#Demetrius" nymRef="Δημήτριος">Δημητρίου</name></persName>
<lb n="6"/> <w lemma="βουλευτής"><expan><abbr><hi rend="supraline">β</hi></abbr><ex>ουλευτὴς</ex></expan></w> <w lemma="εὔχομαι">εὐξάμενος</w>.
 <lb n="7"/> <w lemma="εὐτυχῶς">Εὐτυχῶς.</w>                   
</ab>