Support: White marble stele, slightly tapering, with moulding above on three sides (whole stele w: 0.4 × h: 0.98 × d: 0.22).

Layout: Inscribed on front face (w: 0.31-0.335 × h: 0.92 × d: 0.19) at 0.1 under the moulding.

Letters: 0.027-0.03; flat and rather small loop of phi, symmetrical nu, slantering sigma.

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

Findspot: Found before 1978 at Cyrene ➚: probably from North Necropolis.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, 3368. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1997 in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Phrasôn fils d'Euphris.

English translation

Phrason son of Euphris.

Italian translation

Phrason figlio di Euphris.

Commentary

The father's name Euphris is a short form of Euphranor especially common in Cyrenaica.

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