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Creation :  2021-01-26 22:25:05  by Corinne Bonnet
Latest Edition :  2021-02-12 10:48:56  by Corinne Bonnet

Source #3847
Main Edition IGLS VIII
Reference 286
Validation Validated (Open Access)
Passage l. 1-5
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Prose
Poetry
With restitution [Κ]υρίῳ [γ]ε[ν]-
ναίῳ Βαλ-
μαρκωδι
τῷ καὶ Μη-
γριν
Transliteration [K]uriôi [g]e[n]-
naiôi Bal-
markôdi
tôi kai Mê-
grin
Translations
French English
Au Seigneur Noble Balmarcod qui est aussi Mêgrin To Noble Lord Balmarcod who is also Mêgrin
Quality of reading (1) Confident reading
Connected Acts Offering , Prescription / Command , Thanksgiving
Occasions
Occasion Category Occasion
Divine sign Other
Materials
Agents
#1 Designation Maximos
Agencies Addresser
Natures Human
Genders Male
Explicit Statuses
Activities
Commentary Maximos could be Caius Julius Maximus, author of three Latin dedications in Deir el-Qalaa and founder of the association of Maximites which honours the gods and organises banquets.
Maximos pourrait être Caius Julius Maximus, auteur de trois dédicaces latines à Deir el-Qalaa et fondateur de l’association des Maximites qui honore les dieux et organise des banquets.
Commentary Gennaios is not attested so far to qualify a god, but a god bearing this name is known by Damascius (Vita Isidori, apud Photius, cod. 242, 203) in the region of Emesa. He was a lion god also venerated in Heliopolis-Baalbek and close to Jupiter Helipolitan. One may wonder whether Gennaios should not be related to the Latin Genius, but this hypotesis does not meet with unanimous approval.
As for Megrin, which is a hapax, it is probably based on the transcription of a Semitic participial form, derived from the root grn, attested in Hebrew and Aramaic, which would make Balmarcod "the one who makes the grain thresh on the threshing floor" or "the one who brings (the harvest) on the threshing floor", "the one who piles up the wheat". We would therefore be dealing with a god who protects the harvest, linked to the (dance) rituals performed during the threshing of the grain.
Gennaios n'est pas attesté à ce jour pour qualifier un dieu ; en revanche, on conaît un dieu portant ce nom par Damascius (Vita Isidori, apud Photius, cod. 242, 203) dans la région d'Émèse. C'était un dieu au lion vénéré aussi à Héliopolis-Baalbek et rapproché de Jupiter Hélipolitain. On peut se demander s'il ne faut pas rapprocher Gennaios du latin Genius, mais cette hypotèse ne fait pas l'unanimité.
Quant à Mêgrin, qui est un hapax, il s'agit probablement de la transcription d’une forme participiale sémitique, dérivant de la racine grn, attestée en hébreu et en araméen, qui ferait de Balmarcod “celui qui fait battre (le grain) sur l’aire” ou “celui qui apporte (la moisson) sur l’aire de battage”, “celui qui entasse le blé”. On aurait donc affaire à un dieu protecteur des récoltes, lié aux rituels (de danse) accomplus lors du battage des céréales.
Elements
#1 Element #26 Κύριος, α, ον
Element in Context Κυρίῳ
Suffix ?
Morphological form Dative
Gender Masculine
Number Singular
Contextual Category
#2 Element #1852 γενναῖος, α, ον
Element in Context γενναίῳ
Suffix ?
Morphological form Dative
Gender Masculine
Number Singular
Contextual Category
#3 Element #1853 Βαλμαρκως / Βααλμαρκωδος
Element in Context Βαλμαρκωδι
Suffix ?
Morphological form Dative
Gender Masculine
Number Singular
Contextual Category
#4 Element #1854 Μηγριν
Element in Context Μηγριν
Suffix ?
Morphological form Undetermined
Gender Masculine
Number Singular
Contextual Category
Formulae
Position Formula Divine Powers Creator
#1 [{26}#{1852}]#({1853}={1854}) 1 Corinne Bonnet


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