Support: Rock-cut tomb with at least 7 loculi (or possibly two adjacent tombs), (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed above the door of loculus 6 from the left, on the lintel, beginning to the left of the door opening.

Letters: Height unknown; slanting sigma, horseshoe shaped omega.

Date: Presumably third of first half of second century BC (context).

Findspot: Copied and photographed by J. Cassels in 1954 at Cyrene ➚: North Necropolis, tomb N295.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by J.C. Thorn before 2001 in situ in the North Necropolis. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from mention and photograph (CDL).

French translation

(scil. Tombe) de Kléôn.

English translation

(scil. Tomb) of Kleon.

Italian translation

(scil. Tomba) di Kleon.

Commentary

Cassels in his 1955 publication only mentioned the presence of inscriptions. From his archive, the Thorns were able to recover a copy and a large scale photograph, which does not help much. They also were able to check the layout and reading of this inscription and of two others from the same tomb (see IGCyr122500² and IGCyr122700²).

Names of deceased persons are usually inscribed at the nominative on the tombs. In this case it is possible that Kleon is a father's name whereas the own name of the dead would be lost (like at IGCyr122500²). However Thorn does not mention any loss, so we follow his diplomatic transcription. IGCyr122700² from the same tomb seems to have also only a genitive.

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