Ai Khanum, Inscription from Cineas' monument

Ai Khanum, Inscription from Cineas' monument

Description

Ai Khanum, Inscription from Cineas' monument

Details

ἀνδρῶν τοι σοφὰ ταῦτα παλαιοτέρων ἀνάκει[τα]ι
ῥήματα ἀριγνώτων Πυθοὶ ἐν ἠγαθέαι·
ἔνθεν ταῦτ[α] Κλέαρχος ἐπιφραδέως ἀναγράψας
εἵσατο τηλαυγῆ Κινέου ἐν τεμένει.

παῖς ὢν κόσμιος γίνου,
ἡβῶν ἐγκρατής,
μέσος δίκαιος,
πρεσβύτης εὔβουλος,
τελευτῶν ἄλυπος.

These wise words of ancient men are set up,
utterances of famous men, in holy Delphi.
Clearchus copied them carefully and set them up,
shining from afar, in the sanctuary of Cineas:

As a child, be orderly,
As a youth, be self-controlled,
As an adult, be just,
As an old man, be of good counsel,
When dying, be without sorrow.

Inscriptionnr

IK Estremo oriente 382 (Greek)

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

Kabul, National Museum of Afghanistan

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Hellenistic

Tags

Inscription

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