Support: Rock-cut tomb, of which the chamber has six double-level loculi on either side of a central N-S corridor (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed above right (i.e. west) loculus 3, below a deep niche.

Letters: Height unknown and shape unknown; well cut, within guide-lines.

Date: Presumably Hellenistic (lettering).

Findspot: Seen and copied by J. Thorn in 2002 at Cyrene ➚: South Necropolis, tomb S1.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from editor CDL.

French translation

Mnasias fils d'Aristis.

English translation

Mnasias son of Aristis.

Italian translation

Mnasias figlio di Aristis.

Commentary

We know this inscription only from a diplomatic transcription by J. Thorn, who gives information about its placement.

A man named Aristis son of Mnasias is mentioned in the list of subscriptors about 280 BC (IGCyr065210², a.168). He might be related to the man mentioned here, but further details about the lettering would be necesseray to allow a more decisive hypothesis.

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