Support: Altar cut in the rock, inside a niche without top (width 0.97).

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

Letters: height not registered, but very irregular.

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

Intraduisible.

English translation

Not usefully translatable.

Italian translation

Intraducibile.

Commentary

This is probably, as Ferri thought, the beginning of a personal name, indicating the owner of the altar, as no divine name seems to begin with those letters. For other such mentions, see commentary at IGCyr032000².

This personal name might be restored either as Εὔγαμος, which is attested once at Rhodes in the second century BC and several times in various regions in the Late Empire, or better as Εὐγάμων, which is known for a poet having composed a Telegonia about 565 BC at Battos' court to honour the Battiad family. However, other derived names would also be possible.

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Fig. 1. View of igcyr032400 Owner's mark

Fig. 2. Drawing of igcyr032400 Owner's mark

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