Rome, the Greek World, and the East, Vol. 3 - The Greek World, the Jews, and the East

 Rome and the East

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Translation of Palmyrene:

Gaius Virius Alcimus and Titus Statilius Hermes have constructed

this funerary monument and hypogaeum, for ever, for themselves

and their sons in their honour, year .

.CISII,no.IGRIII, no.   J. Cantineau,Inventaire des
inscriptions de PalmyreVIII, no.  (found in the Temple of Bel, but
evidently deriving from a tomb).

..

[L.S]pedius Chrysanthus

[vi]vos fecit sibi et suis

Λούκιος Σπέδιος Χρύσανθο[ς]

ζῶνἐποίησενἑαυτῷκαὶτ[οῖς]

ἰδ[ίοι]ςἔτους θξτ´μηνὸςΓ[ορ]π[ιαίου].

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Translation of Palmyrene:

In the month of Elul of the year , Lucius Spedius Christos, tax

collector, during his life built this tomb for himself and his sons

and the sons of his house, in their honour.

. J. Cantineau, ‘‘Tadmorea,’’Syria (): , on ff. (a column from
the temple of Bel).

..

Bu[le et civi]tas Palmyrenorum Hairanem

Bo[nnae f.] qui et Rabbilum

pium [et phi]lopatrin

Ἡ[βουλ]ὴκαὶὁ[δῆμος]ΑἱράνηνΒωννέο[υς]

[τὸνκαὶῬ]άββηλο[ν]

κ[οσμητ]ὴνεὐσε[βῆ]καὶ[φιλ]όπατριν,τειμῆςχάριν

[ἕ]τουςἐπτ´μηνὸς Ξανδικοῦ.