IGI3 967 Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the City Dionysia or Thargelia

Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the City Dionysia or Thargelia

IG I³ 967 Date: Late 5th cent. BC

. . . Pantakles [was director (edidaske)].^[1] uninscribed line

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IG I³ 967 (Translated text) (IG Online) (PHI)

SEG 21.90 (PHI)

Agora XVIII A4

Translation by: Irene Vagionakis, Claudio Huayna Avila

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)
Ohio - (1)

Monument type: Unknown

Inscription type: Dedication (choregic)

Findspot: Agora (Ag. I 5687)

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[1] This is a choregic dedication commemorating a victory in dithyrambic competitions at the City Dionysia (cf. IG II³ 4, 460 with notes), or perhaps (if there were two victorious tribes) the Thargelia (cf. IG II³ 4, 475 with notes). Since the tribe name(s) cannot be reconstructed and the findspot does not help further, it is not possible to determine which festival the dedication relates to. Pantakles (Stephanis, Dionysiakoi Technitai 1988, no. 1992) was a well-known poet, mentioned in several literary sources (Eupolis PCG F 318; Ar. Frogs 1036-38; Antiphon 6.11; Aristotle Didaskaliai F 624 Rose) as well as on other choregic monuments (IG I³ 958, 959). See further the note to AIUK 2 (BSA) no. 3.

Added: 14 Mar 2022
Updated: 14 Mar 2022
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