Support: Re-used from the stone bearing IGCyr108700², which was re-cut at left and turned 90° to right, then 90° to left; the new side became the front face of a white marble base, chipped off at left edge (w: 0.295 × h: 0.06 × d: 0.255).

Layout: Inscribed in three lines on front face with axial layout.

Letters: 0.015 to 0.02; elegant seriffed letters, theta with short central bar, rho with small loop, large circular letters, non-slanting sigma.

Date: Beginning of first century BC (lettering, prosopography).

Findspot: Found before 1993 in a votive depot South of Cyrene ➚: in the area of the Wadi el Aish.

Place of origin: Cyrene ➚.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen in 1993 by C. Dobias-Lalou in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Akésandros fils de Timarkhos (scil. a consacré la statue d')Akésandros fils de Théokhrestos son petit-fils.

English translation

Akesandros son of Timarchos (scil. dedicated the statue of) Akesandros son of Theochrestos his grandson.

Italian translation

Akesandros figlio di Timarchos (scil. ha dedicato la statua di) Akesandros figlio di Theochrestos, suo nipote.

Commentary

On the typically Cyrenaean word ἄμναμμος 'grandson', see Dobias-Lalou 1998, pp. 411-412.

A Timarchos son of Akesandros, ephebe in year 3/4 AD (see IRCyr2020 C.130, ii.40) was probably a descendant of the present dedicant.

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Fig. 1. View of igcyr108900 Private honours for a grandson

Fig. 2. Face of igcyr108900 Private honours for a grandson

Fig. 3. Squeeze of igcyr108900 Private honours for a grandson

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