Support: Rock-cut niche containing an altar with at least two compartments (dimensions not registered).

Layout: Inscribed on the rear wall, above the altar (width 0.43).

Letters: height not registered; deeply cut, all letters not on the same line and with different heights.

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 at Ain Hofra.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

(scil. Autel) des Héros.

English translation

(scil. Altar) of the Heroes.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) degli Eroi.

Commentary

To our knowledge, the heroes are worshipped only at Ain Hofra, see e.g. IGCyr032200², IGCyr032300².

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