Support: Altar with compartment, cut in the rock, perhaps within a niche, the upper part of which would have collapsed (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on the Western side of the compartment (width 0.52).

Letters: Height unknown.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

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

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Photographed between 1999 and 2003 by O. Menozzi in situ at Ain Hofra. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editors.

Apparatus

French translation

(scil. Autel) des Euménides.

English translation

(scil. Altar) of the Eumenides.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) delle Eumenidi.

Commentary

It may be inferred that Ferri's drawing and Menozzi's photograph pertain to one and the same inscription.

Menozzi's photograph shows that the end of the inscribed zone was worn out, hence the proposed restoration of the two final letters rather than the abbreviation formerly admitted.

This is one among the series of altars dedicated to the Eumenides at Ain Hofra and also at other places outside the city walls of Cyrene.

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Fig. 1. Drawing of igcyr031700 Dedication to the Eumenides

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