Support: A rock-cut tomb (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on the wall inside the tomb.

Letters: Dimensions of the letters unknown.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

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

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen (line 1 only) by G. d'Addazio of the Chieti mission in situ at Ain Hofra between 1999 and 2005. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from former editor's drawing (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

(scil. Tombe) appartenant à Hermogénès fils d'Euopidas [---].

English translation

(scil. Tomb) of Hermogenes son of Euopidas [---].

Italian translation

(scil. Tomba) di Hermogenes figlio di Euopidas [---].

Commentary

At line 2, the name Εὐοπίδας would fit the letters shown on Ferri's drawing and not interpreted in his discussion.

If Ferri was right in supposing that line 3 had the dead's age, 83 years, this indication would lack the use of the normal symbol for ἐτῶν. Furthermore, this would be a strangely early instance of that formula. The letters might as well pertain to a third personal name. We prefer to leave the question open.

However, d'Addazio observed recently the first line of the inscription 'inside a rock-cut tomb', so that the funerary interpretation seems good. It is a pity that his photograph, mentioned in his text, was eventually not printed in the publication.

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Fig. 1. Drawing of igcyr033000 Epitaph (?)

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