Support: Two out of six blocks of greyish marble, forming together a semi-circular exedra, with holes and footprints on upper sides: A is the leftmost block and was in 1983 still attached to the adjacent block (not inscribed) on the right; B is a loose angle, prepared for attachment to another block on its right and broken off at left and bottom; grey marble (A: w: 0.74 × h: 0.325 × d: 0.57 B: h: 0.29 × d: 0.45).

Layout: Inscribed: A on loose side, looking to the lane; B on concave side, facing the visitor.

Letters: A: 0.04; B: 0.033; homogenous hand, careful lettering.

Date: Fourth to third centuries BC (lettering).

Findspot: Fragment A copied by R.M. Smith and E.A. Porcher in 1860;fragment B found by G. Oliverio probably in 1925 at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo, to the West of the so called Myrtle Bower.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou on May 22nd, 1983 in situ, in the Sanctuary of Apollo.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stones (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

A. [Untel] fils d'Hippoklès et Agasiklès fils de Philoklès ont consacré à Apollon comme dîme.

B. Tim[---] fils d'Aga[---].

English translation

A. [So-and-so] son of Hippokles and Agasikles son of Philokles dedicated to Apollo as a tithe.

B. Tim[---] son of Aga[---].

Italian translation

A. [Il tale] figlio di Hippokles e Agasikles figlio di Philokles hanno dedicato ad Apollo come decima.

B. Tim[---] figlio di Aga[---].

Commentary

Pugliese Carratelli was right in attributing both blocks to the same exedra, but his restorations are not cautious enough.

At A.1 the space is not sufficient for the 8 letters he supposes.

B has not the whole formula of dedication, but probably bears on two lines the name and patronym of the person whose statue stood above. The 4th letter of the patronym is surely no Σ, but might be Μ, Ν or Κ, rather than I.

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Fig. 1. Fragment a of igcyr008900 Dedication of tithe

Fig. 2. Fragment a of igcyr008900 Dedication of tithe

Fig. 3. Fragment b of igcyr008900 Dedication of tithe

Fig. 4. Fragment b of igcyr008900 Dedication of tithe

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