Νομάρχαι

nomarchs

Translated by David Whitehead23 Oct 2005Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 25 words
[Meaning] the officials concerned with taxes of the territory amongst Egyptians; [the ones] who were [sc. created] under Ptolemy, the successor of Philip's son Alexander.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νομάρχαι· οἱ κατὰ τέλη τῆς χώρας ἄρχοντες παρ' Αἰγυπτίοις· οἳ ἦσαν ἐπὶ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ μετὰ Ἀλέξανδρον τὸν Φιλίππου.

Betacode
*noma/rxai: oi( kata\ te/lh th=s xw/ras a)/rxontes par' *ai)gupti/ois: oi(\ h)=san e)pi\ *ptolemai/ou tou= meta\ *)ale/candron to\n *fili/ppou.

Notes (1)

  1. The precise definition does relate to the period specified, but see LSJ s.v. for earlier and looser attestations (e.g. in Herodotus).
  2. 1i.e. Ptolemy I Soter, ruled 323-282. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another note — David Whitehead
  3. added note and another keyword — David Whitehead
  4. added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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