Monumental (?) inscription mentioning Lysimache (GER0110)
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Title
Monumental (?) inscription mentioning Lysimache (GER0110)
Description
A partially preserved monumental inscription from Gerasa, dating to the second half of the 2nd c. CE, including the name Lysimache
Source
Publisher
Welles, C. 1938. "The Inscriptions," pg.416, no.111, pl.CIV, d, in Gerasa: city of the Decapolis, C.H. Kraeling (ed.).
Rights
Welles, C. 1938. "The Inscriptions," pg.416, no.111, pl.CIV, d, in Gerasa: city of the Decapolis, C.H. Kraeling (ed.).
Format
Stone
Language
Identifier
GER0110
IIIF Item Metadata
UUID
5f3923e2-7180-49c2-a597-8cc9b37cbc10
Inscription Item Type Metadata
Diplomatic
]ALΥCIMAXH[
]COC[
].Y AMYN[
]IOY[
]COC[
].Y AMYN[
]IOY[
Translation
Mentions the name "Lysimache"
Name 1
Notes
Welles (1938) suggests AMYN[ be restored as AMYN[TOU] (Amyntas), a popular Greek name found elsewhere in Gerasa in the second and third c. CE (Welles 1938, pg.393, no.40; pg.440, no.188). Gatier (1988, 151-152) notes the rare popularity of Macedonian names (Lysimache, Amyntas) at Gerasa, perhaps reflecting control over the city by Macedonian generals in the period after Alexander the Great's death.
Selected Bibliography
Gatier, P.-L. 1988. "Inscriptions religieuses de Gerasa II," ADAJ 32:151-155 (p.151).
Citation
“Monumental (?) inscription mentioning Lysimache (GER0110),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/15.