Support: Fragment of the rim of a black-glazed cup (w: 0.015 × h: 0.013).

Layout: Scratched on the outside.

Letters: 0.003 to 0.005.

Date: Perhaps sixth century BC (context, lettering).

Findspot: Found by M. Luni between 2004 and 2007 at Cyrene ➚: temple of the Dioscuri on the Acropolis ridge (once said "tempio ipetrale").

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, Storeroom of the Italian missions, inv. number unknown. Not observed by IGCyr team

Text constituted from: Transcription from photograph (SMM).

Apparatus

French translation

Intraduisible.

English translation

Not usefully translatable.

Italian translation

Untraducibile.

Arabic translation

غير قابل للترجمة بشكل جيد

Commentary

The findspot and context show clearly that the dedication was made to the Dioscuri. Marengo's suggestion to read the word 'tithe' is not impossible, although this sort of dedication is mainly known for Apollo. See however at IGCyr004200² a tithe for Demeter. But to judge from the photograph, there is a space before the two letters, which makes the restoration uncertain to C. Dobias-Lalou's mind.

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