IGII34 598 Dedication commemorating victories at the Eleusinia and Theseia

Dedication commemorating victories at the Eleusinia and Theseia

IG II³ 4 598 Date: early-ii BC

. . . of -ettos (dedicated this) having been victorious to Apollo.^[1]

col. 1

. . . . . . . . .

col. 2

Eleusinia . . . traces . . . . . . in the straight course (akampion)^[2]

col. 3

(5) Theseia in the dismount contest (egbatēn).^[3]

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References:

IG II³ 4 598 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 3148 (PHI)

SEG 52.172

Tracy, ALC 135b

Translation by: David Weidgenannt

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (athlete), Dedication (Apollo)

Findspot: Athens (EM 8736)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is a dedication to Apollo with a cavity for the insertion of a votive. The dedication to Apollo suggests the first-named festival in col. 1 will have been a festival of that deity (e.g. Pythia). The letter-forms are similar to those of a cutter whose work dates to 179/8-161/0 BC (Tracy). [2] Cf. IG II³ 4, 595. Eleusinia: 579. [3] A reference to the type of contest usually known as the apobates, for which see IG II³ 4, 578 with notes. Theseia: cf. 578.

Added: 21 Oct 2019
Updated: 1 Jul 2021
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