Support: White marble stele, reddish from earth, slightly tapering, with a small plain moulding above on the rear edge of the upper face (w: 0.40 × h: 1.02 × d: 0.29); the front face is slightly chipped.

Layout: Inscribed on front face (w: 0.37 to 0.42 × h: 0.96 × d: 0.235 to 0.26) at 0.14 under the upper edge.

Letters: 0.032; slantering sigma.

Date: Late fourth or early third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1995 at Cyrene ➚: probably from South Necropolis.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2001 at Cyrene ➚: inside archaeological enclosure North of Caesareum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Nikaios fils de Polyklès.

English translation

Nikaios son of Polykles.

Italian translation

Nikaios figlio di Polykles.

Commentary

This man might be the son of Polykles son of Nikaios known as a damiergos ca. 335 BC, see IGCyr011800².

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr087100 Epitaph

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