Support: A large and shallow rock-cut niche containing an altar with several compartments; in the back wall, two smaller niches, one of them square in shape, have been cut (dimensions not registered).

Layout: Inscribed on the back wall in three parts: a) on top, b) at left near the smaller niche, c) at right under the square niche (width 0.45).

Letters: Height not registered.

Date: Perhaps fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1923 at Cyrene ➚: Ain Hofra.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1982 in situ at Ain Hofra.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Appartenant à Arist[---] fils de Zeuxis.

(scil. Autel) des Euménides.

(scil. Autel)de Zeus.

English translation

Belonging to Arist[---] son of Zeuxis.

(scil. Altar) of the Eumenides.

(scil. Altar) of Zeus

Italian translation

Appartenente ad Arist[---] figlio di Zeuxis.

(scil. Altare) delle Eumenidi.

(scil. Altare) di Zeus.

Commentary

The three inscription on this wall are probably belonging together, but were cut separately and are not related syntactically, a) giving the name of the whorshipper, b) and c) indicating the spaces devoted respectively to the Eumenides and to Zeus.

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