Support: Rock-cut niche, inside which there is an altar with two compartments (dimensions not registereds).

Layout: Inscribed in the back wall, above the left altar (width 0.25).

Letters: Height not registered; regular letters, slightly slantering mu, widely open upsilon.

Date: Perhaps third 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, at Ain Hofra.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

(scil. Autel) de Mélikhios.

English translation

(scil. Altar) of Melichios.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) di Melichios.

Commentary

This inscription is probably the one not completely read by Ferri, part of it being covered by earth when C. Dobias-Lalou observed it. It was much better preserved than most other inscriptions of the area (IGCyr030900² to IGCyr032700²). It is worth notice that the genitive has the koine form. However, nothing proves that the stem would also be non dialectal and should be read Μειλίχ-, in spite of the unclear eta. The space between iota and omicron is due to a default of the rocky surface, that was clearly ancient.

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Fig. 1. View of igcyr031200 Dedication to Melichios

Fig. 2. Drawing of igcyr031200 Dedication to Melichios

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