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Epitaph

EpiDoc XML: IGCyr0945002
Trismegistos ID: 105921

Source description

Support: Plain rock-cut tomb with one door (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed over the door.

Letters: 0.16; narrow letters deeply and somewhat awkwardly cut, close one to another; rho with nearly no tail, alpha much larger.

Date: Fourth century BC

Findspot: Found by H.F. De Cou (Norton mission) at Cyrene: North Necropolis, tomb N385 Cassels.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen and photographed by J. Cassels in 1955, in situ, in the North Necropolis. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editors.

Bibliography

Robinson 1913, n. 51, whence Sammelbuch 5899; Cassels 1955, p. 19 and pl. X.d; IGCyr 094500 .

Text

Interpretive

Εὐρυπυλίδα

Diplomatic

ΕΥΡΥΠΥΛΙΔΑ

French translation

(scil. Tombe d') Eurypylidas.

English translation

(scil. Tomb of) Eurypylidas.

Italian translation

(scil. Tomba di) Eurypylidas.

Commentary

The inscription was never visible to C. Dobias-Lalou.

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Maps

Cyrene general plan

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Cyrene north necropolis

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