Support: Tapered marble stele with a much worn out moulding on top (w: 0.18-0.20 × h: 0.59 × d: 0.13).

Layout: Inscribed on front face and reused on opposite side for IRCyr2020 C.159.

Letters: 0.02; no serifs; smaller omicron, slanting sigma, calice-shaped upsilon.

Date: First half of second century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1955 by R.G. Goodchild at Cyrene ➚: re-used in the East Church.

Place of origin: Cyrene ➚: probably from the East Necropolis.

Last recorded location: Last seen by J.M. Reynolds at an unknown date in the Cyrene Museum. Not seen by IGCyr team; edited from Reynolds' copy and photograph.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (J.M. Reynolds).

French translation

Hagéstratos fils d'Euphranôr.

English translation

Hagestratos son of Euphranor.

Italian translation

Hagestratos figlio di Euphranor.

Arabic translation

هاجيستراتوس بن إفرانور

Commentary

The stone was probably reused (see IRCyr2020 C.159) for members of the same family as some names are related.

The original location was plausibly the Eastern Necropolis, which is the nearest to the Eastern Church.

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