IGII34 822 Dedication to Asklepios by Nikanor

Dedication to Asklepios by Nikanor

IG II³ 4 822 Date: 1st-2nd century AD

Nik[anor son of Ni]kanor of Semachidai, having been saved from great danger, (dedicated this) (5) to Asklepios and Hygieia, as a votive (euchēn)

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References:

IG II³ 4 822 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 4499 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (private, Asklepios), Dedication (private, Hygieia)

Original location: Asklepieion

a - Findspot: Asklepieion (EM 8416)
b - Findspot: Asklepieion (EM 8417)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This plaque was dedicated in the Asklepieion on the south slope of the Acropolis (on which see IG II³ 4, 665 with notes). The "great danger" was almost certainly a serious illness. The inscription is on a tabula ansata.

Added: 15 May 2025
Updated: 15 May 2025
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