Support: Stone ball from a series of twenty-three, some in limestone, others of sandstone, amongst which eleven carry letters; chipped (weight 2.85 kg; diameter 0.15).

Layout: Inscribed with one letter.

Letters: 0.03.

Date: Between 246 and end of second century BC (context).

Findspot: Found during the excavations (1973-1975) conducted by J. Lloyd at Berenike ➚: in the area of Hellenistic city walls.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Benghazi Museum (Sidi Khrebish excavations), H416. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from editors.

Apparatus

French translation

Trois.

English translation

Three.

Italian translation

Tre.

Commentary

See commentary at IGCyr111300².

The better photograph provided in publications of 2014 and 2015 induces to chose the reading for '3', although the ball seems to be chipped off after it and might have hosted one more letter.

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