Support: Cut on the natural rock wall (dimensions not registered).

Layout: Inscribed on three lines, perhaps independant; only line 1 (width 0.69) was still visible in 1982, and pehaps line 2, partly wiped out.

Letters: Height not registered; widely open mu.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1923 at Cyrene ➚: Ain Hofra.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1982 in situ (line 1 and perhaps 2), at Ain Hofra.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

À Zeus Mélikhios et aux Euménides. Aux Euménides Damas (scil. a consacré?).

English translation

To Zeus Melichios and to the Eumenides. To the Eumenides Damas (scil. dedicated?).

Italian translation

A Zeus Melichios e alle Eumenidi. Alle Eumenidi Damas (scil. ha dedicato?).

Commentary

Δάμας being a good personal name, it is probably associated at line 3 with an abbreviated form of the name of the Eumenides, as it is just above and also in other inscriptions of this group at Ain Hofra.

Differently from nearby inscriptions, this one was cut directly on the rocky cliff and not associated with an altar. Another difference is the dative case of the divine names, indicating a formula of dedication.

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Fig. 1. Line 2 (?) of igcyr031100 Dedication to the Eumenides

Fig. 2. Drawing of igcyr031100 Dedication to Zeus and the Eumenides

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