IGII34 592 Dedication by the victor in a poetry competition

Dedication by the victor in a poetry competition

IG II³ 4 592 Date: early iii BC

For good fortune. In the archonship of -; the religious officials (?) were . . . . . . -os son of Apollonios . . . . . . was victorious with his poem . . . ^[1] (5) . . . Aristodemo- . . . 1 line uninscribed . . . Charmid- . . . . . . for both (?) . . . . . . for . . . . . . and . . . (10) . . . four . . . . . .

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References:

IG II³ 4 592 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 3141 (PHI)

Translation by: David Weidgenannt

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Dedication (poet)

Findspot: Athens (south of theatre of Dionysos) (EM 8737)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This dedication apparently commemorates victory in a poetry competition in the theatre of Dionysos. Ll. 6-10 were perhaps the first lines of the poem referred to in l. 4.

Added: 21 Oct 2019
Updated: 12 Jul 2021
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