Support: White marble base, chipped in the middle of the upper edge, with holes for two feet on the upper face (w: 0.64 × h: 0.2 × d: 0.69); the surface of the front face damaged and covered with concretions.

Layout: Inscribed twice with the same text on front face, this one in two lines beneath IGCyr095600².

Letters: 0.03; lettering more carefully cut, larger and with slightly later ductus than IGCyr095600².

Date: Second quarter of fourth century BC

Findspot: Found by G. Oliverio in 1925 at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen in 1960 by Pugliese Carratelli at the same place. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2001 at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo, namely West of the Temple of Artemis.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Nikandros fils d'Artymiôn (scil. a consacré ce monument) comme dîme.

English translation

Nikandros son of Artymion (scil. dedicated this monument) as a tithe.

Italian translation

Nikandros figlio di Artymion (scil. ha dedicato questo monumento) come decima.

Commentary

The second inscription on the same block was probably aimed at being more clearly seen.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr095610 Tithe

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