Support: White, brown stained, marble rectangular base with plain mouldings on top and below, broken off at lower left and both right angles (w: 0.72 × h: 0.30 × d: 0.38).

Layout: Inscribed on the face between the mouldings.

Letters: 0.026; carefully cut, sigma with slanting strokes, no serifs.

Date: Second half of fourth or beginning of third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1974 at Cyrene ➚: Enclosed sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, in building E12.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, 74-516 (American finds). Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2010 in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Aristopatra fille de Thalinnos a consacré à Dèmèter.

English translation

Aristopatra daughter of Thalinnos dedicated to Demeter.

Italian translation

Aristopatra figlia di Thalinnos ha dedicato a Demetra.

Commentary

When found, this dedication was the first complete dedication to Demeter from the site.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr067400 Dedication to Demeter

Fig. 2. Just unearthed igcyr067400 Dedication to Demeter

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