IGII34 376 Dedication of a ritual regulation by ephebes, 61/0 BC

Dedication of a ritual regulation by ephebes, 61/0 BC

IG II³ 4 376 Date: 61/0 BC

For good fortune, in the archonship of Theophemos (61/0 BC), Pythagoras and Sosikrates and Lysandros, (5) fellow ephebes, dedicated (this) to Pan and the Nymphs.^[1] These things the god forbids: to bring in a coloured or dyed or . . . ^[2] (10) traces

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References:

IG II³ 4 376 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 41.174

SEG 51.188

SEG 54.16

SEG 55.308

SEG 36.267 (PHI)

Lupu, NGSL 4

Henderson, Springtime, T9.3

Translation by: Sjoukje M. Kamphorst

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Dedication (ephebic), Dedication (Pan), Dedication (Nymphs)

Findspot: Marathon (cave of Pan) (Marathon Museum Λ 231)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This inscription regulates entry to the cave of Pan at Marathon (cf. Pausanias 1.32.7), worshipped there by the ephebes because he had helped the Athenians in the battle of Marathon (Anth. Pal. 16.232-233, etc.). Although the ephebes dedicated an inscribed version of this regulation, it probably reflects a local custom that was already in place. The text seems to prohibit wearing colourful garments when entering the sanctuary; similar regulations from other regions prescribe wearing white clothing only. Cf. Lupu (and in Attica compare e.g. AIUK 1 (Petworth), no. 1, l. 5). For other short inscribed “ritual norms”, which in Attica usually prescribe specific offerings, see CGRN 53, 54, 72, 73, 74, 95, 133, 134, 135. On the ephebic dedications of the Hellenistic period see IG II³ 4, 357 with n. 1.

Added: 21 Oct 2019
Updated: 24 Sep 2022
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