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Dedication of a Prayer House by Alypos (37 BCE) Alexandria - Delta region


Alexandria (Delta region, Egypt — Pleiades map), 37 BCE
GRA III 162 = IEgJud 13 = IAlexPtol 35 = OGIS II 742 = SEG 44: 1426 [13] = PHI 219153 = AGRW ID# 30950


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Plaque of limestone (33 x 24 cm)

. . . For the well being (?). . . of the Queen and King, Alypos constructed this prayer house (proseuchē) and dedicated it to the great god who listens. Year 15, . . . xth day of Mecheir.

Translation by: Kloppenborg



[ὑπὲρ] βασ[ιλίσ]|[ση]ς καὶ β[ασι]|[λ]έως θεῶι [με]|γάλωι |ἐ[πηκό]ωι Ἄλυπ[ος τὴν] || προσε[υχὴν] | ἐπόει. | (ἔτους) ιεʹ Με[χεὶρ —ʹ].

Item added: March 14, 2020
Item modified: March 16, 2020
ID number: 30950
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