American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy Société americaine d’épigraphie latine et grecque http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/asgle/ ASGLE Bulletin, 1 October 2009 Volume 13, Number 2 I trust that you had productive summers and that those of you who are teaching RESULTS OF SPRING ELECTIONS have enjoyed a good start to the school year. I especially want to thank Catherine Nora Dimitrova was elected as Vice‐ Keesling for her four years of service as President, Paul Iversen was elected for his Vice President and President, which is second term as Secretary‐Treasurer, and now coming to an end. I am happy to John Bodel was elected for his second report that in the last year we have term as Member‐At‐Large. On 1 January successfully concluded elections for the 2010 the Executive Committee will be: Society’s Executive Committee for 2010 and beyond. We have also adopted a ‐President, Stephen V. Tracy (term ending conflict of interest policy that will help us 31 December 2011) achieve non‐profit status. At the beginning of 2011 we will also be hosting ‐Vice President, Nora Dimitrova (term the First North American Congress of ending 31 December 2011) Greek & Latin Epigraphy and I encourage anyone who wants to get involved in this ‐Secretary‐Treasurer, Paul Iversen (term initiative to attend our Annual Business ending 31 December 2012). Meeting at the APA/AIA meetings in Anaheim, CA this coming January. In ‐Member‐At‐Large, Glenn Bugh (term addition, thanks to Catherine Kessling’s ending 31 December 2011). efforts, we are also involved in discussions with the AIA in how better to ‐Member‐At‐Large, John Bodel (term include epigraphical papers in the annual ending 31 December 2012). AIA program. As always, your generous support and participation are apprec‐ FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS iated, so that in the coming months and OF GREEK & LATIN EPIGRAPHY years our organization and discipline will 5 January 2011, SAN ANTONIO, TX continue to play a vital rôle in the field of Classical Studies. ASGLE will hold the First North American Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy on Paul Iversen, Secretary‐Treasurer 5 January 2011 in San Antonio, TX one day before the annual APA/AIA meetings. BALLOT ISSUE At our annual Business Meeting in Anaheim, CA in early January 2010 we Ballot issue to adopt a Conflict of Interest will decide on fees, deadlines, and Policy (amending articles 18‐25 to the abstract submission guidelines, which ASGLE Constitution) passed unanimously. will be posted on the ASGLE website. 2010 ASGLE APA Panel, Orange County letter of support from your advisor. All (Anaheim), CA January 6­9, 2010 applicants should be members of ASGLE (Wed. – Sat.) and will be required to write up a report. Greek and Latin Inscriptions: POST­DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS New Discoveries Organizers: Stephen V. Tracy and Paul The Center for Epigraphical and Palae­ Iversen ographical Studies at The Ohio State University offers short‐term fellowships ‐Nikolaos Papzarkadas, University of (of one to four months duration) to California, Berkeley and D. Sourlas. “A support visitors pursuing post‐doctoral New Fragment of IG I³ 1149 (Epitaph research in Greek and Latin history and for the Argives Killed at the Battle of epigraphy. The fellowships pay for travel Tanagra).” to and from Columbus and a living expense of $1,500 per month; they must ‐Gerald V. Lalonde, Grinnell College. be taken up between September 2010 “Two ‘New’ Horos Inscriptions of the and May 2011. Recipients are expected to Boule of the Areiopagos: Epigraphy be in residence during the tenure of the and Topography.” award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of the University. ‐John D. Morgan, University of Delaware. “Athens and the Aleuads.” There is no application form. Applicants are requested to submit a curriculum ‐Nora Dimitrova and Kevin Clinton, vitae and a brief research proposal (not to Cornell University. “Maroneia Honors exceed three pages) to the Director of Q. Lutatius Catulus in Samothrace.” Epigraphy, Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies, The Ohio State ‐Christopher Wallace, University of University, 190 Pressey Hall, 1070 Toronto. “Murder, Mayhem and Salt: Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210‐ IPriene 111 and the publicani in 1002 or by e‐mail at [email protected]. The Roman Asia.” applicant should also arrange to have two letters of recommendation sent to the ‐Steven L. Tuck, Miami University. Director. All application materials must “Fistulae and Freedmen: Lead Water be received by January 31, 2010. Awards Pipes and Shifting Imperial Realities will be announced towards the end of on the Bay of Naples.” March 2010. DISSERTATION RESEARCH The University of Cincinnati Classics AWARDS Department offers research support with their Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars ASGLE has money for Dissertation Program. For more information and Research Awards. These awards consist deadlines, see http://classics.uc.edu/ in travel money for a student working on index.php/tytus. an epigraphical dissertation to visit a collection somewhere. Send in a pro‐ posal to the Secretary‐Treasurer with a 2 ΚΟΡΥΝΗΤΗΡΙΟΣ RECENT PUBLICATIONS * , and the Storm God of Aleppo,” KUSATU (Kleine Untersuchungen ‐John Bodel and Saul Olyan, eds. zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und Household and Family Religion in seiner Umwelt) 11 (2009): 119‐60. Antiquity: Con­textual and Comparative Perspectives (Oxford, Blackwell, 2008). The author argues that the second word of the Phoenician divine title Baal ‐John Bodel and Mika Kajava, eds. KRNTRYŠ, which appears in the Dediche Sacre nel mondo Greco­Romano: Phoenician inscriptions from Karatepe‐ Diffu­sione, funzioni, tipologie, (Rome, Aslantaş, is an otherwise unattested κορυνή Acta Instituti Romani Finlandiae 35, adjective related to Greek ‘mace’. κορυνητήριος 2009). The divine epithet * designates a mace‐bearing representation ‐Edward Harris, “Two Notes on Legal of the Storm god, probably the Storm god Inscriptions,” ZPE 167 (2008): 81‐4. of Aleppo. This deity is represented in a mace‐bearing form on an orthostat from ‐Léopold Migeotte. The Economy of the the Early Iron Age temple excavated in Greek Cities from the Archaic Period to the the citadel of Aleppo. As an additional Early Roman Empire (University of trace of Greek from Iron‐Age Cilicia, this California Press, 2009) word may add substance to other indications of a Greek linguistic stratum ‐Philip C. Schmitz, “Archaic Greek Names there. in a Neo‐Assyrian Cuneiform Tablet from Tarsus,” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 61 ‐John Traill sends word that The (2009): 127‐31. ATHENIANS research project is pleased to announce the recent publication of This study concerns tablet no. 7 among volume 18 of Persons of Ancient Athens: nine cuneiform tablets and fragments Philosyria? to Ophilion, xviii + 419 pp. excavated at Tarsus (Gözlü Kule) and ISBN 978‐0‐9810250‐1‐8 published in 1939 by Albrecht Goetze. The author argues that names in lines 1, This most recent volume takes the 7, and 9 of tablet no. 7 should be publication to the last name in omega, interpreted as archaic Greek names and completes the formal catalogue of rather than as Luwian names, as was Attic prosopography. All eighteen vol‐ supposed by Goetze. The names, in umes are in print and available at Akkadian transliteration and postulated ATHENIANS, Victoria College, Toronto, Greek equivalent, are: Ip­pa­ru­na­te = Ἱππαρ(ι)ονάτη(ς) ON M5S 1K7, Canada. * (line 1); Pi­i­me­na­ ┌ ┐ (ἐ)πιµην-ατ-ο(ς) tu12 = (line 7); Pe­ri­ περιδαύρι(ος) E‐mail: [email protected]. da­u­ri = * (line 9). These FAX: 416 5854584. Website: chass. names raise once again the question utoronto.ca/attica whether a Greek‐speaking community resided in or near Tarsus in the Iron Age. A special discount is granted to members of ASGLE and to their affiliated ‐Philip C. Schmitz, “Phoenician institutions. KRNTRYŠ, Archaic Greek 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTES Nuova, Frascati, Gallicano, Genzano, Gerano, Grottaferrata, Guidonia, Labico, ‐Fritz Graf, the Director of The Ohio State Lavinio, Lanuvio, Licenza, Marino, University Center for Epigraphical and Mentana, Montecompatri, Monte Porzio Palaeographical Studies writes: Catone, Monterotondo, Nemi, Olevano, Palestrina, Pisoniano, Rocca di Papa, The Fourth International Summer Course in Rocca Priora, Sambuci, Subiaco, Tivoli, Greek and Roman Epigraphy took place this Trevi, Valmonte, Vicovaro, Zagarolo, and summer, from July 27 to August 7, 2009, at Anagni, Lariano, and Velletri. the Center for Epigraphical and Palaeo- graphical Studies of The Ohio State ‐Khaled Azab informs us that the University. By now, it has become a regular Calligraphy Center at Bibliotheca institution with more participants than ever. Alexandrina (Alexandria, Egypt) has Twenty-four students and junior faculty unveiled The Digital Library of participated in the two-weeks event, eight Inscriptions and Calligraphies Project, from two OSU Departments, thirteen from which is a digital repository of the other US universities, and three from writings found on historic buildings and Europe (Spain, Belgium, Vienna). Denver works of art throughout the ages. These Graninger took a week out of his time as the inscriptions are presented to the user in Rhys Carpenter Faculty Fellow at the digital form, including a brief description American School of Classical Studies in and photographs, as well as a translation Athens to contribute his epigraphical of the inscriptions from their original experience, and Gil Renberg (Ann Arbor) language into both English and Arabic. directed a seminar on Roman epigraphy. At the end of two exhausting weeks, the In its first phase, the digital library participants demonstrated their newly found includes more than 1500 inscriptions in a skills by presenting an edition of a more or variety of languages: Ancient Egyptian, less demanding text, and I hope that they Arabic, Persian and Turkish in addition to will feel confident to use inscriptions in their a collection of a variety of scripts future scholarly work.