Support: First to the left out of four rock-cut altars (see also IGCyr064800², IGCyr064900²); dimensions unknown.

Layout: Inscribed on the front face below the altar.

Letters: Height unknown.

Date: Fourth century BC

Findspot: Found before 1938 at Cyrene ➚: exact findspot unrecorded; from the photograph it is obviously outside the city.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Not found by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editor.

French translation

EX. (scil. Autel) des Euménides, des Euménides.

English translation

EX. (scil. Altar) of the Eumenides, of the Eumenides.

Italian translation

EX. (scil. Altare) delle Eumenidi, delle Eumenidi.

Commentary

The publication was given from the late Oliverio's papers, which contained a partial photograph of the four altars and transcriptions of the inscriptions.

As to the place of origin, the photograph shows clearly an open landscape outside the city, probably on the plateau. From the indication that 'there are other similar (sc. altars) on the street to Beida', it can only be inferred that it is not on that road, where precisely altars have been discovered (see IGCyr115100², IGCyr115200², IGCyr115300², IGCyr115400², IGCyr115500², IGCyr115600², IGCyr115800², IGCyr115900², IGCyr116000²). The further discovery of IGCyr133900² to IGCyr134400² does not throw new light, although it might be tantalizing to identify their situation with the subaudible description of Oliverio.

It is impossible to check Oliverio's readings for this altar from the photograph, too dark in that part.

The meaning of l. 1 is quite unclear. One possibility would be an abbreviated form of the name of the owner, as it appears elswhere for such 'private' altars.

The development of the abbreviation at ll. 2 and 3 is inferred from the nearby altars, see IGCyr064800² and IGCyr064900². The same abbreviation with only two letters is a possible reading in IGCyr114000².

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