<idno xml:id="PHRC031" type="filename">PHRC031</idno><rs type="title">: Dedication to Arsinoe Philadelphos, Palaipaphos</rs> <rs type="region">Cyprus</rs> <rs type="time">(270-240 BC)</rs> <location n="34.707430,32.573902"/> <rs type="textType" n="space.xml#_dedication">Dedication</rs> Stefano Caneva, on 02.03.2019 Practicalities of Hellenistic Ruler Cults, Marie Curie PISCOPIA project no. PISC14IGRU, University of Padova (2015-2017), FNRS project no. 98368 (2017-2020). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Commission, Seventh Framework Programme, under Grant Agreement n° 600376 (2015-2017), and from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Belgium (2017-2020).

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 Kouklia, Local Archaeological Museum Palaipaphos Inv. No. KM 182 (previously 410) Altar Small rectangular altar with an irregularly worked shaft and a shallow (0.3 cm deep) depression on the upper surface. The upper cornice has an irregular height varying between 2 and 1.5 cm. The bottom of the shaft presents a small base without cornice. Limestone Height: 23 cm Width (shaft): 14 cm; (upper cornice) 15 Depth (shaft): 14 cm; (upper cornice) 15

The text is written in three lines regardless of word ending, directly below the upper cornice.

Very irregular letters of varying size; letter shape of the reign of Ptolemy II: see in particular Σ with clearly diverging bars and the asymmetrical N.

Letter height between 2 cm for Φ (line 2) and 0,5 cm for O (line 1).

 Palaipaphos, sanctuary of Aphrodite Paphia Between 270 and 240 BC Justification: Formulary and lettering Found in the village of Kouklia. English Ancient Greek Latin French German Modern Greek Italian
Bibliography

Text constituted from: I.Paphos 5

Other editions:

See also: Nicolaou 1993, p. 226-227, cat. k; Anastassiades 1998, p. 138, no. 9; Caneva 2014, no. 21; Caneva 2020.

Images: Nicolaou 1993, PL. LX 5. anche I.Paphos, fig. 36.

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This dedication to Arsinoe is written in three lines, regardless of the word ending, on a very irregular rectangular altar with a shallow depression on the upper surface. Such a small altar would serve to offer vegetables and perfumes to Arsinoe Philadelphos in the sanctuary of Aphrosite Paphia.

Text Ἀρσινόη ς Φιλαδέ λφου
Apparatus

Translation

(S. Caneva)

Of Arsinoe Philadelphos

Traduzione

(S. Caneva)

Di Arsinoe Philadelphos

Traduction

Commentary

This is the smallest object preserving a dedication to Arsinoe among those found in the Palaipaphos area. The vvery shallow upper surface could only serve to burn vegetable offerings. The separation of the dedication in three lines regardless of the word ending is typical of low quality altars of Arsinoe (cf. PHRC030). On the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos in the Paphos area, see the commentary to PHRC014 (Paphos) and PHRC030 (Palaipahos).