IGII34 972 Dedication to Dionysos at Rhamnous

Dedication to Dionysos at Rhamnous

IG II³ 4 972 Date: 3rd century BC

Sacred thing or things (hiera) of Dionysos . . . ^[1]

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IG II³ 4 972 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 50.202

I Rhamnous 447

Csapo and Wilson II, 236

Translation by: Liubov Eliseeva

Monument type: Cult table

Inscription type: Dedication (private, Dionysos)

Original location: Sanctuary of Dionysos at Rhamnous

Findspot: Rhamnous (fortress) (Rhamnous Fortress 2300)

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[1] This votive table confirms the existence of the sanctuary of Dionysos in Rhamnous. Several other elements of the sanctuary have been found around the theatre at Rhamnous: a small temple to the northwest, an uninscribed altar on the western edge of the theatre and a low round structure to the southwest, which might be a stibadeion (a sacred bed dedicated to Dionysos). The front seating of the theatre was also dedicated to Dionysos (IG II³ 4, 969). Cf. G. Touchais, S. Huber, A. Philippa-Touchais, Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 125/2, 2001, 803; B. Petrakos, Ὁ Δῆμος τοῦ Ραμνοῦντος. I. Τοπογραφία, 1999, 324–326; Caspo and Wilson, pp. 234-245.

It is ambiguous whether the adjective hieros, 'sacred' is neuter or feminine. Therefore, this inscription might be understood either as '(these are) sacred objects of Dionysos' or '(this is) a sacred table of Dionysos' (for more details on these formulae and their archaic roots see M. Lazzarini, Le formule delle dediche votive, 1976, 125–126). The monument was later used to pave a Roman-era courtyard.

Added: 15 May 2025
Updated: 18 Jul 2025
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