Support: White marble base, reddish from earth, with plain mouldings on top and below on three sides (w: 0.60 × h: 0.25 × d: 0.49).

Layout: Inscribed in two lines on the face, between the mouldings (w: 0.54 × h: 0.14 × d: 0.47).

Letters: 0.03, very light serifs; slanting mu, smaller omicron, horse-shoe shaped omega.

Date: Probably second half of fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: First seen by C. Dobias-Lalou, freshly exposed, probably by robbers, in 2004 before the westernmost out of five loculi at Cyrene ➚: North Necropolis, tomb N27 Cassels.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou on September 18th, 2004 at findspot, in the North Necropolis. Seen and photographed by H. Walda and J.M. Reynolds in 2008 at the same place.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Protimo fille de Nikaios.

English translation

Protimo daughter of Nikaios.

English translation

Protimò figlia di Nikaios.

Commentary

This woman's name is not attested elsewhere but has the suffix of feminine name very common in Cyrenaica. The corresponding masculine Protimos is known in other regions. The father's name Nikaios is attested in the fourth century too many times to allow any prosopographical link.

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