Letter of M. Ulpius Appuleius Eurykles to the Aphrodisians
created: Sherard notebook; Wood's notebook; publications
source date: Between 180 and 189, probably early 180s
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Ἀγαθῇ Τύχῃ Μᾶρκος Οὔλπιος Ἀππουλήϊος Εὐρυκλῆς ἀρχιερεὺς Ἀσίας ἀποδεδειγμένος ναῶν τῶν ἐν Σμύρνῃ τὸ β Ἀφροδισιέων ἄρχουσι βουλῇ δήμῳ χαίρειν Βουληθέντων ὑμῶν πρόνοιαν ποιήσασθαί με καὶ τῶν κατὰ τοὺς ἀγῶνας διά τε τὴν πρὸς τὸν μέγιστον Αὐτοκράτορα εὐσεβείαν Μᾶρκον Αὐρήλιον Κόμοδον Ἀντωνῖνον Σεβαστόν καὶ διὰ τὴν πρὸς τοὺς διαθεμένους μνήμην καὶ διὰ τὴν τῆς πόλεως δόξαν ἤδη καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς συνόδου πολλάκις ἐντυχόντων μοι οὐδὲ τοῦτο τὸ μέρος κατέλιπον ἀδιάκριτον ἑπόμενος τῇ κατὰ τὴν λογιστείαν τάξει καὶ προθυμίᾳ μέχρι νῦν τῆς περὶ τοὺς ἀγῶνας καταστάσεως ἐνλειπούσης διὰ τὴν τῶν χρημάτων παρασκευὴν ὀφειλόντων συναυξηθῆναι κατά τε τὰς τῶν τελευτησάντων γνώμας καὶ κατὰ τὸ ἀξίωμα τοῦ πόρου ἀφ' οὗ χρὴ τοὺς ἀγῶνας ἐπιτελεῖσθαι ἀγὼν μὲν δὴ ἐκ τῶν Φλαβίου Λυσιμάχου διαθηκῶν προελήλυθεν εἰς ἀρχαίου πόρου μυριάδας δώδεκα ὡς δύνασθαι ἀπὸ τούτων παρὰ ἔτη τέσσαρα πληροῦσθαι τὸν μουσικὸν ἀγῶνα καθὰ τῷ διαθεμένῳ ἔδοξεν αἱ δὲ μετὰ τὰς δώδεκα μυριάδας οὖσαι ἐν ἐκδανεισμῷ καὶ ὁ προσγεγονὼς τούτοις τόκος μέχρι ἀρχῆς ἔτους ποιεῖ κεφαλαίου δηναρίων μυριάδας τρεῖς δηνάρια χείλια ὀκτακόσια τριάκοντα ἐννέα δύνασθε οὖν ἀρχομένου τοῦ ἔτους τοῦτον τὸν ἀγῶνα ἐπιτελεῖν ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ ἐπὶ ἄθλοις ταλαντιαίοις καὶ ἀγωνίσμασιν κατὰ τὰ ἆθλα προθεσμία δὲ εἰς τὸν ἑξῆς χρόνον καὶ τὴν ἐπιοῦσαν τετραετηρίδα ἔσται χρόνος ὁ ἀπὸ Βαρβιλλήων τῶν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ἀγομένων πρὸς Κοινὰ Ἀσίας ἔρρωσθε

[^a1: at 3: τω β | τὸ β]

[^a2: at 3: Ἀφροδισέων | Ἀφροδισιέων]

[^a3: at 3: χαίρεν | χαίρειν]

[^a4: at 4: ἀγῶνας | ἀγῶν . .]

[^a5: at 5: Αὐρήλιον | Αὐρήλιο .]

[^a6: at 6: Κόμοδον | Κόμμοδον]

[^a7: at 6: Ἀντωνῖνον | Ἀντονῖνον]

[^a8: at 7: ΔΟΣΑΝ | δόξαν]

[^a9: at 7: Π . . | πολ]

[^a10: at 9: ΤΑΣΕ . | τάξει]

[^a11: at 9-10: περὶ/τοὺς ἀγῶνας | περὶ τοὺς ἀ/γῶνας]

[^a12: at 10: πα/ | πα/]

[^a13: at 11: ΣΥΖΗΘ | συναυξηθ]

[^a14: at 12: ΑΞΙΟΜΑ | ἀξίωμα]

[^a15: at 12: ΚΡΗ | χρὴ]

[^a16: at 12-13: ἀγῶνα ἐπιτελεῖσθαι/ | ἀγῶνας / ἐπιτελεῖσθαι]

[^a17: at 15: ἀρχείου | ἀρχ[α]ίου | ἀρχαίου]

[^a18: at 15: ΔΟΔΕΜ | δώδεκα]

[^a19: at 16: ΜΥΣΙΚΟΝ | μουσικὸν]

[^a20: at 17: ΔΙΑΘΕΜΕΝΟ | διαθεμένῳ]

[^a21: at 17: ΔΟΔΕΚΑ | δώδεκα]

[^a22: at 17: ΘΥΣΑΙ | οὖσαι]

[^a23: at 18: ΠΡΟΣΓΕΓΩΝΟΣ | προσγεγονὼς]

[^a24: at 18: ΑΡΧΗΣΤΟΥΣ | ἀρχῆς [τοῦ ἔ]τους | ἀρχῆς ἔτους]

[^a25: at 19: om. | ποιεῖ]

[^a26: at 19: κεφαλείου | κεφαλ[α]ίου | κεφαλαίου]

[^a27: at 19: ΟΚΤΟΚΟΣΙΑ | ὀκτ[α]κόσια | ὀκτ(ω)κόσια | ὀκτακόσια]

[^a28: at 20: ΔΗΝΑΣΘΑΙΟΥΝ | δ(ύ)νασθε Ι οὖν | δύνασθε οὖν]

[^a29: at 21: ἀγῶνα | ΑΓΟΝΑ]

[^a30: at 22: ἆθλα | ΑΘΛΙΑ]

[^a31: at 24: ΕΦΕΣΩ . . . ΕΠΡΟΣ . . . .ΑΣΙΑΣ . . . . leaf | Ἀσίας [ἐν Σμύρνῃ]]

With good fortune. Marcus Ulpius Appuleius Eurycles, designated high-priest of Asia, of the temples of Smyrna, for the second time, greets the Magistrates, Council and People of the Aphrodisians.

Since it was your wish that I make provision also for the (funds) relating to the contests, because of your piety towards the very great emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, and because of the memory of those who bequeathed them, and because of the reputation of the city, and since those from the Synod had also already approached me several times, I have not failed to examine this sector as well, applying the same order and zeal as (I observed) in my curatorship. So far the competitions have not taken place because the provision of money needed to be increased in accordance both with the directions of the deceased (founders) and with the reckoning of the funds from which the contests are due to be carried out. However, the contest from the will of Flavius Lysimachus has reached a total endowment of 120,000 denarii, so that it is possible from this sum for the musical contest to be held every four years, as the testator wished. The funds over and above the 120,000 denarii, which are on loan, and the interest accruing to this up to the beginning of the year, makes a total of 31,839 denarii. You can therefore, when the year begins, carry out this contest, with good fortune, for prizes amounting to a talent, and with competitions according to the prizes (available). The appointed time for the following period and the next four-yearly celebration will be the time between the Barbilleia at Ephesus and [?the provincial contest] of Asia. [? Farewell]

[^1]: Der von Glavius Lysimachos durch Testament gestiftete Agon ist auf 120,000 Denare an Kapitalzuwendung angewachsen, so daß von diesen Geldern alle vier Jahre der musische Agon gefeiert werden kann, wie es der Stifter bestimmte. Was über diese 120,000 hinaus sich noch in Ausleihung befindet und was an Zinsen noch hinzu kommt bis zum Anfang des Jahres, betruagt 31,839 Denare. Ihr könnt also beim Beginn des Jahres diesen Agon mit Gott feiern mit Geldpreisen von 1 Talent und den der Höhe desselben entsprechenden Kampfarten. Als Zeitpunkt dernFeier für die Flgezeit gilt alle vier Jahre die Zeit von der Aufführung der Barbillea in Ephesos bis zum Fest des Koinon der Provinz Asia in Smyrna.

[^1: 13-23]

[...] 23-23v, whence [...] 35-6; [...] 14, 52-54, 14, loose page 45.

[...] 2741 , whence [...] 157, [...] 20 , [...] 509, [...] 103 (lines 13-23), . Republished from Sherard's notebook [...] 57 , whence [...] 32.1097 ; [...] 1983.392 . [...] 69 , [...] 50 , whence [...] PPAphr 50, [...] 12.538.