IGLSyr 1 47

Item

Text Category
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
64-38
Location of Display
Commagene: Arsameia
Author
Antiochus I of Commagene
Reference
IGLSyr 1 47
Quotation
ἱερεύς, ὅστις ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ καθέσταται, βασιλέων προ- priest, who was established by me γόνων ἐμῶν τῶν καθοσιωθέντων ἐν Ἀρσαμείαι [ἐν] θε- [ᾶ]ς Ἀργ[α]νδηνῆς περιβόλωι, ὅστις τε ἂν ὕστερον κα[τ]α[στ]α- [θῇ μέ]χρι παντὸς αἰῶνος, ἐκεῖνος ἠλευθερωμένος [ἄ]λ[λ]ης [χρ]εία[ς ἁ]πάσης ἀνε[μπόδισ]τος ἀπροφασιστός τε ἱεροθε- [σίοις τούτοις] π[ρο]σ[καρτερείτ]ω, [προνο]ούμενος θεραπεί- [ας τε καὶ κόσμου πρέποντο]ς ἱερῶν ἀ[γα]λ[μάτων]. ἐν δὲ [γενεθλίοις ἡμ]έ[ρα]ι[ς, ἃς ἐμμή]ν[ους ἄγει]ν ἑκάστου [κα]τ[ὰ] [πᾶν ἔτος ἀεὶ διατέταχα, κόσμον Περσικ]ῆς [ἐ]σθῆτος ἀνα- [λαμβάνων,
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Sanctuary
Cultic: Building: Sanctuary
Architecture: Monument: Funerary
Object/ Person Ornamented
Sacred precinct of Argandene, later a sacred royal burial place
Sculptures
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Medium/a Ornamenting
The statues ornament the burial place, and they themselves are furnished with Persian dress
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Antiochos I of Commagene
Notes
biographical
Item Identifier
A00786
Determination
Derived directly from text