Research Article

Two 'Double' Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia

Volume: 10 May 15, 2013
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Two 'Double' Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia

Abstract

This paper reconsiders the texts of two inscriptions found in the Austrian excavations at Ephesus in Hanghaus II: IEphesos 199 and SEG 33 942. Proposed restoration of the texts suggests that both stones preserve rare 'double dedications' to both the royal couple of Ptolemy and Arsinoe, and Sarapis and Isis. Comparison with other known examples suggests that these belong to the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator, not, as has been suggested in the past, to the reign of Ptolemy II. They are evidence for the promulgation of royal cult and the worship of Sarapis and Isis, by senior military officials, perhaps in the years following the Battle of Raphia. The reattribution of these stones to this later period removes any evidence for Ptolemaic control north of the River Maeander before the Third Syrian War.

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 15, 2013

Submission Date

September 3, 2012

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Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 10

APA
Meadows, A. (2013). Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia. Gephyra, 10, 1-12. https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM
AMA
1.Meadows A. Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia. GEPHYRA. 2013;10:1-12. https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM
Chicago
Meadows, Andrew. 2013. “Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia”. Gephyra 10 (May): 1-12. https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM.
EndNote
Meadows A (May 1, 2013) Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia. Gephyra 10 1–12.
IEEE
[1]A. Meadows, “Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia”, GEPHYRA, vol. 10, pp. 1–12, May 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM
ISNAD
Meadows, Andrew. “Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia”. Gephyra 10 (May 1, 2013): 1-12. https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM.
JAMA
1.Meadows A. Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia. GEPHYRA. 2013;10:1–12.
MLA
Meadows, Andrew. “Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia”. Gephyra, vol. 10, May 2013, pp. 1-12, https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM.
Vancouver
1.Andrew Meadows. Two ’Double’ Dedications at Ephesus and the Beginning of Ptolemaic Control of Ionia. GEPHYRA [Internet]. 2013 May 1;10:1-12. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA89KS53PM