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

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Latin Epigraphy 

BWL’ WDMS LH[Y]RN BR BWN[’ DY MTQR’ RB’L]
MṢBTH BBNYBY [’]L[HY’] WRḤYM
MDYNTH ’QYMW LH ṢLM’ DNH LYQRH
BYRḤ N[YS]N [ŠNT] [CCC]LXXXV

Translation of Palmyrene:
Thebouleanddemos, to Hairan, son of Bonne, who is (also) called
Rabbel, decorator of the buildings of the gods(?), and lover of his
city, erected to him this statue, to honour him, in the month
Nisan of the year .

. H. Seyrig, ‘‘Inscriptions grecques de l’agora de Palmyre,’’Syria ():
, no. ; Cantineau,InventaireX, no.  (from just to the south of
the agora).


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L. Antonio Callis-
strato manc. IIII merc.
Galenus actor

Λ.ἈντωνίῳΚαλ-


λιστράτῳτεταρτώ-


νῃΓαληνὸς πραγ-


ματευτὴ[ς]ἴδιο[ς].


ṢLM’ DNH DY (L)WQYS ’NṬWNYS

QLSṬRṬS DY RB‘ ’ DY

’QYM LH LYQRH GLNWS PR-

GMṬT’ DYDH BYRḤ ’(B?) ŠNT

CCCCLXXXV.

Translation of Palmyrene:

This is the statue of Lucius Antonius Callistratus ‘‘of the quarter,’’
which Galenus,pragmateutes, his agent, erected to him, to honour
him, in the month Ab(?) of the year .

. Kh. Al-As‘ad and J. Teixidor, ‘‘Quatres inscriptions palmyréniennes
inédites,’’Syria (): , no.  (find-spot not recorded; Museum of
Palmyra).


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