Support: Small limestone altar, made of a cube inserted into a slightly larger box with cuttings on its upper edges allowing liquids to be poured between the two parts (overall dimensions w: 0.115 × h: 0.09 × d: 0.115).

Layout: Scratched rather than inscribed on one of the outer faces near the upper edge, in one line beginning at ca. 0.025 from the left edge and running up to the right edge.

Letters: 0.01-0.015; irregular lettering, with cursive features; lunate sigma, upsilon with very tall tail.

Date: Perhaps first century BC (or later?) (lettering).

Findspot: Found between 2008 and 2012 by the Mission of Urbino at Cyrene ➚: Southern Extra-Mural Sacred Zone, North-West of the Extra-Mural Temple of Demeter.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: First studied in 2012 by E. Rosamilia in situ in the Southern Extra-Mural Sacred Zone.

Text constituted from: Transcription from editor.

French translation

Euménide.

English translation

Eumenide.

Italian translation

Eumenide.

Commentary

Two similar small altars were found in the same area, the other one not inscribed. They were inserted into the hollows of two near rock-cut altars. On other altars the hollows were filled with miniature vases and closed with stone lids. Two such hollows had been re-cut in order to receive the small altars.

This and IGCyr133400² are the only instances of one Eumenide mentioned instead of several. Furthermore if the genitive is more usual in such mentions, the nominative is not uncommon, so we leave the title 'dedication'.

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