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Reservation of a Dining-room for the Flutists and Acrobats (undated) Magnesia on the Maeander - Caria


Magnesia on the Maeander (Caria, Asia Minor — Pleiades map), undated
IMagnMai 237 = PHI 260748 = AGRW ID# 12165


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Inscription on the stylobate of the marble halls in the southern part of the sanctuary of Artemis Leukophryene at Magnesia. This group also apparently played a role in the official activities at the sanctuary (cf. IMagnMai 199, line 17 and 122a, line 2).

The location (topos) of the banqueting room (triclinium) of the sacred flutists (aulētrides) and acrobats (akrobatai).

Translation by: Harland



ὁ τόπος τρικλείνου | ἱερῶν | αὐλητρίδων καὶ ἀκροβατῶν.

IMagnMai 237: Drawing by Kern from IMagnMai.
Public domain.

Item added: May 14, 2013
Item modified: December 10, 2015
ID number: 12165
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