Support: Limestone altar with three compartments, chipped off at many places (w: 0.78 × h: 0.26 × d: 0.52; left compartment w: 0.17 × d: 0.42, middle compartment w: 0.2 × d: 0.42, right compartment w: 0.17 × d: 0.42).

Layout: Inscribed on front face in correspondence with each compartment.

Letters: 0.025; deeply cut and not very well aligned letters; small delta and omicron.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1933 by G. Oliverio at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo, near the Wall of Nicodamos.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by D. Morelli in 1960 at findspot, in the Sanctuary of Apollo. Observed in situ by C. Dobias-Lalou. Observed again in 2010, more decayed than in 1983.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

(scil. Telle divinité), Hécate, Aphrodite.

English translation

(scil. Such-and-such deity), Hekate, Aphrodite.

Italian translation

(scil. La tal divinità), Ecate, Afrodite.

Commentary

The block was probably in a better condition in 1960 when Morelli observed it, than in 1983; and since 1983 its condition has become worse.

Most such altars have the genitive of the god's name, mentioning him (or her) as the owner of the altar. However there are a few instances of the nominative (so IGCyr102920²), which we do also entitle 'dedication' for the sake of unity of the series. On the other hand, on behalf of the very poor condition of the surface it is not quite impossible that the names were originally at the genitive, with both final sigmas already lost in 1960.

Morelli wrote that he had seen this stone at the 'agorà degli dei'. In spite a similarities between both places, that denomination is more usual for the space West of the Strategeion and we suspect an error of his.

About the clearance of the area and the discovery of the group of altars (IGCyr102800², IGCyr102900², IGCyr103200², IGCyr103300², IGCyr103400², IGCyr103430²) see now Luni 2014, p. 141.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr103000 Dedication to Hecate and Aphrodite

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