IGI3 1027bis Choregic dedication from Thorikos

Choregic dedication from Thorikos

IG I³ 1027bis Date: ca. 435-409 BC

Python [dedicated] this^[1] [to Dionysos]^[2] having served as theatrical sponsor (chorēgēsas), in fulfilment of a vow^[3] . . . And you [give] in return good [favour] (5) and . . . . . . . . . kles [made (this)]^[4]

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References:

IG I³ 1027bis (Translated text) (IG Online) (PHI)

SEG 40.179 (PHI)

SEG 56.68

Csapo and Wilson II, 260-2

Translation by: Matthew Hewitt

Monument type: Marble plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (choregic), Dedication (Dionysos?)

Findspot: Thorikos (south of retaining wall of theatre orchestra) (Laurion Museum 593)

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[1] Textual Note With Csapo and Wilson, AIO's translation follows the IG text; for discussion of further possible supplements see Csapo and Wilson's notes and D. Summa, ZPE 157, 2006, 80-81 no. 3 (SEG 56.68).

This marble plaque was found near the theatre of Thorikos, a deme on the south-east of the Attic peninsula (see AIO 847 n. 15 on the theatre at Thorikos, one of the oldest in the Greek world). The dedicant, Python, dedicated the object to which this plaque would have been attached in commemoration of his service as a theatrical sponsor (chorēgos) at the local Dionysia festival (on the Rural Dionysia in the Attic demes, see the notes to IG II³ 4, 498). Other inscriptions from Thorikos indicate that chorēgiai at Thorikos were joint enterprises, so it is notable that Python commemorates his personal achievements here, though it cannot be ruled out that the other chorēgoi were also mentioned in this text (Csapo and Wilson 262). See IG II³ 4, 512, another choregic dedication from Thorikos; SEG 34.107, a deme decree concerning the administration of the local chorēgiai; SEG 40.128, a deme decree relating to chorēgoi; SEG 56.232, a possible catalogue of chorēgoi from Thorikos. For the possible dating of the late-5th century inscriptions among these to ca. 409 BC see AIO 847 n. 1.

The text is an epigram (probably in hexameter). Two other metrical choregic dedications come from Anagyrous (IG II³ 4, 507) and the Acropolis (IG I³ 833bis), respectively. [2] The restoration of Dionysos is inferred from the plaque's association with the theatre (see Csapo and Wilson 261). [3] This is the only certain example of an ex voto dedication (performed in fulfilment of a vow) by a chorēgos (though IG II³ 4, 971 from Ikarion provides a possible parallel). [4] The final line is not metrical, and is most likely a craftsman's signature (Stroud).

Added: 19 Jul 2022
Updated: 9 Dec 2022
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