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Trilingual decree of the priests gathered in Canopus in honour of Ptolemy III Euergetes and Berenice (2nd version)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
TITLE:<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Trilingual decree of the priests gathered in Canopus in honour of Ptolemy III Euergetes and Berenice (2nd<\/sup> version)
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DATE:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
March 7th<\/sup>, 238 BC
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ACTUAL LOCATION:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Cairo Museum (place of discovery: Memphis, Egypt)
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LINK:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(1)<\/a> 
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TEXT:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

BERNARD, A. (1992) : La prose sur pierre dans l\u2019\u00c9gypte hell\u00e9nistique et romaine, I. textes et traductions<\/em>, Paris, pp. 29-35

DITTENBERG, W. (1903): Orientis Graeci Inscriptiones Selectae<\/em>, Vol. 1, Leipzig, pp. 91-110 

HEINEN, H. (2006): \u201cHunger, Not und Macht: Bemerkungen zur herrschenden Gesellschaft im ptolem\u00e4ischen \u00c4gypten\u201d, Ancient Society<\/em> 36, pp. 15-16 (partial edition)

HICKS, E. L. (1882): Greek Historical Inscriptions<\/em>,Oxford, pp. 310-311 (partial edition)

LAUTH, Fr. J. (1866): \u201cEntdeckung eines bilinguen Dekretes durch Lepsius\u201d, Z\u00c4S<\/em> 4, pp. 33-34 (partial edition)

MAHAFFY, J. P. (1895): The Empire of the Ptolemies<\/em>, London,pp. 226-239

MILNE, J. G. (1905): Catalogue g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des antiquit\u00e9s \u00e9gyptiennes du <\/em>
Mus\u00e9e du Caire : Greek inscriptions<\/em>, Oxford, pp. 5-8

PREISIGKE, F.; F. BILABEL; E. KIESSLING; H.-A. RUPPRECHT (1950): Sammelbuch Griechischer Urkunden aus \u00c4gypten<\/em>, Band 5, Nr. 7515-8963, Heidelberg, n. 8859

REINISCH, S. L.; E. R. Roesler (1866): Die Zweisprachige Inschrift von Tanis<\/em>, Wien, pp. 27-53

WERSCHER, C. (1866): \u201cTexte grec de l\u2019inscription de Tanis\u201d, Revue Arch\u00e9ologique <\/em>14,pp. 52-55 (partial edition)
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EDITIONS<\/strong>\/TRANSLATIONS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
REINISCH, S. L.; E. R. Roesler (1866): Die Zweisprachige Inschrift von Tanis<\/em>, Wien, pp. 27-53 (in German)

PIERRET, P. (1881): Le d\u00e9cret trilingue de Canope<\/em>, Paris, pp. IX-XVI
Wescher, C. (1866): \u201cTexte grec de l\u2019inscription de Tanis\u201d, Revue Arch\u00e9ologique <\/em>14,pp. 52-55 (partial translation)

BERNARD, A. (1992): La prose sur pierre dans l\u2019\u00c9gypte hell\u00e9nistique et romaine, I. textes et traductions<\/em>, Paris, pp. 28-34 (translation in French)

BRODERSEN, K.; W. G\u00fcnther; H. H. Schmitt (1999): Historische griechische Inschriften in \u00dcbersetzung<\/em>. III, Der griechische Osetn und Rom (250-1 v.Chr.)<\/em>, Darmstadt, pp. 14-19 (translation in German)

PFEIFFER, S. (2004): Das Dekret von Kanopos (238 v. CHR)<\/em>, M\u00fcnchen, pp. 61-65 (translation in German)

HEINEN, H. (2006): \u201cHunger Not und Macht: Bemerkungen zur herrschenden Gesellschaft im ptolem\u00e4ischen \u00c4gypten\u201d, Ancient Society<\/em> 36, pp. 16-17 (partial translation in German)
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KEYWORDS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean procession<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 (ll. 56-57) <\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 (l. 59)<\/td><\/tr>
Gods or other entities named:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Berenice (l. 57)<\/td><\/tr>
Description of the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The statue is made of gold and adorned with stones (l. 59); with a different tiara from the one on the statue of Berenice’s mother (ll. 61-62); with a scepter in the shape of papyrus (ll. 62-63)
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Procession\u2019s route:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
To all the \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03b9 and \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 of the other gods (l. 60)
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Frequency with which the procession takes place:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Performers:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u1f41 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 (l. 59) 

The priests in charge of dressing the statues (\u03bf\u1f31 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff6\u03bd ll. 59-60)
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References to the public attending the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Rites related to the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The statue is to be honored (\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9) and worshipped \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9) by all under the name of Queen Berenice (l. 61)
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Other remarkable elements<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
The priests carry the statue in their arms (l. 60)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

HEINEN, H. (2006): \u201cHunger Not und Macht: Bemerkungen zur herrschenden Gesellschaft im ptolem\u00e4ischen \u00c4gypten\u201d, Ancient Society<\/em> 36, pp. 13-44

LEGRAS, B. (2004): \u201cLa r\u00e9forme du calendrier sous Ptol\u00e9m\u00e9e III: l’av\u00e8nement d’un \u00ab \u00e2ge d’or \u00bb ?\u201d. In: C. Auliard, L. Bodiou, Au jardin des Hesp\u00e9rides: histoire, soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et \u00e9pigraphie des mondes anciens: m\u00e9langes offerts \u00e0 Alain Tranoy<\/em>, Rennes, pp. 191-206

PFEIFFER, S. (2004): Das Dekret von Kanopos (238 v. CHR)<\/em>, M\u00fcnchen

REINISCH, S. L.; E. R. Roesler (1866): Die Zweisprachige Inschrift von Tanis<\/em>, Wien, pp. 11-25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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