Support: Fragment of the rim of a cup with a narrow black-glazed band on top (w: 0.03 × h: 0.03).

Layout: Scratched on the outside, under the band.

Letters: at least 0.02, the inferior part of the letters missing; lambda shorter at right.

Date: Perhaps sixth century BC (context, lettering).

Findspot: Found by M. Luni beween 2004 and 2007 at Cyrene ➚: temple of the Dioscuri on the Acropolis ridge (once said "tempio ipetrale").

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, Storeroom of the Italian missions, inv. number unknown. Studied by M. Luni after 2004 at Shahat: Storeroom of the Italian missions. Not observed by IGCyr team

Text constituted from: Transcription from photograph (SMM).

French translation

Intraduisible.

English translation

Not usefully translatable.

Italian translation

Intraducibile.

Arabic translation

غير قابل للترجمة بشكل جيد

Commentary

What subists of the first letter is part of a small loop high on the line; amongst the three letters suggested by Marengo, beta and rho provide no convincing restorations, whereas qoppa would fit a tantalizing restoration κύλιξ; however this word is more commonly occurring in contexts of banqueting and perhaps not appropriate for a dedication. C. Dobias-Lalou adds that a phi might also be read here, giving way to personal names built from φυλή.

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