Support: Tomb-chamber cut into the local limestone, preceded by a forecourt; three inscriptions inside the chamber above the funerary compartments: this one, IGCyr078900², and IGCyr079000²; no dimensions.

Layout: Inscribed above the first loculus to the left.

Letters: 0.09-0.11.

Date: End of third or beginning of second century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Seen in 1969 by S. Farag of the Department of Antiquities at Cyrene ➚: funerary complex high on the W. side of the Wadi Bel Ghadir, West Necropolis; no identification in Cassels' grid.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen and photographed by J.M. Reynolds in 1970 in situ, in the West Necropolis. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editors.

French translation

(scil. Tombe) d'Akésô.

English translation

(scil. Tombe) of Akeso.

Italian translation

(scil. Tomba) di Akesò.

Commentary

The tomb, never described before the editio princeps, is mentioned by Thorn 2005, p. 347 as «Said Faraj Tomb B».

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Fig. 1. View of igcyr078800 Epitaph

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