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Inscriptions of Greek Cyrenaica | Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica

Owner's mark

EpiDoc XML: IGCyr0326002
Trismegistos ID: 738319

Source description

Support: Probably an altar cut in the rock, perhaps inside a niche (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on the rock.

Letters: height unknown; dotted theta.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1923 at Cyrene: Ain Hofra.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Not found by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editor (CDL).

Bibliography

Ferri 1923, n. 9, whence SEG, 9.342; IGCyr 032600 .

Text

Interpretive

Θευχρή[στω].

Diplomatic

ΘΕΥΧΡΗ[...]

Apparatus

1: Θευχρή[στω] Ferri 1923: Θευχρή(στω) SEG

French translation

(scil. Autel) appartenant à Theukhrèstos.

English translation

(scil. Altar) belonging to Theuchrestos.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) appartenente a Theuchrestos.

Commentary

Such personal names, indicating the owner of the altar, are often abbreviated (see commentary at IGCyr0320002). However, as we could not check the inscription, we follow Ferri in restoring the end of the name, contra SEG.

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Maps

Cyrene general plan

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