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

 Rome and the East

τατον[ἔξαρχον Παλμυ]-

ρηνῶν,Ἰουλίος Αὐρήλιος

Ἀθηακά[βοςὈ]γήλου Ζαβδι-

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τατον φίλον στοργὴςἕν(εκεν)

ἕτους γξφ´μηνεὶ

[Ξανδ]ικῷ.

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Translation of Palmyrene:

Statue of Septimius O[denathus son of Hairan], son of Vaballathus

Nasor, distinguished head of Tadmor, which Atheacabus son of

Ogelus, son of Zabdibolus, son of Mocimus, who is (also) called

Cora, his friend, made for him, in their honour, in his presidency.

In the month of Nisan of the year .

.CISII., no.   Cantineau,InventaireIII, no.   Gawlikowski,
Syria (): no. .

April,..

Σεπ[τίμιονὈδαίναθον]

τὸνλαμ[πρότατονὑπατικ]ὸν

συντέ[λειαor –χνια τῶν χρυσοχ]όων

καὶἀργυ[ροκόπων τ]ὸνδεσπότην

τειμῆςχάριν,[ἕτου]ςθξφ´

μηνεὶΞανδικῷ.

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Translation of Palmyrene:

Statue of Septimius Odenathus, most distinguishedconsularis, our

master, which the association [tagma]ofworkersingoldand