Support: Limestone rock-cut altar with at least three compartments and a square recess in the rear wall, (dimensions not registered).

Layout: Inscribed on the rear wall, above the recess.

Letters: Height not registered; spool-shaped zeta.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (context, lettering).

Findspot: Found by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1982 at Cyrene ➚: Ain Hofra.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

(scil. Autel) de Zeus.

English translation

(scil. Altar) of Zeus.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) di Zeus.

Commentary

This inscription seems to have escaped Ferri, who copied the other rocky altars of that area.

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