Support: Rock-cut tomb with at least one loculus (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on the architrave of the loculus, just under the lower moulding of the frieze.

Letters: 0.06 to 0.062; deeply and carefully cut, nu with shorter righthand stroke, significantly slanting sigma.

Date: Perhaps second half of fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found by G. Paci in 1993 at Cyrene ➚: West Necropolis (see commentary).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editor.

French translation

[Un tel] fils d'Eugénès.

English translation

[So-and-so] son of Eugenes.

Italian translation

[Il tale] figlio di Eugenes.

Commentary

Paci thought that the tomb might be W25 Cassels. However, his description of the place, a small valley on the left side of Wadi Bil Ghadir, does not correspond to such a number in Cassels' map. The side valley should be Wadi Haleg Stawat, where there is a series of tombs, numbered W62 to W97, amongst which this inscription might be hosted.

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