Support: A rock-cut tomb with three loculi and nicely carved antae without relief at each side.

Layout: Inscribed in two lines on the left wall of the forecourt; the wall has been recut later and the beginning of the lines is lost; line 2 is partly buried.

Letters: Deeply cut letters (not measured), with large spaces; mu with divergent hastae, smaller omicron.

Date: Probably fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found by E. Rosamilia in 2010 at Cyrene ➚: West Necropolis (see commentary).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Photographed and read by E. Rosamilia in 2010 in situ in the West Necropolis.

Text constituted from: Photograph and transcription by ER, edition by CDL.

French translation

(scil. Tombe de) Hagèmôn, [tombe d'Untel?] (ou [fils d'Untel?]).

English translation

(scil. Tomb of) Hagemon, [tomb of So-and-so?] (or [son of So-and-so?]).

Italian translation

(scil. Tomba di) Hagemon, [tomba del tale?] (o [figlio del tale?]).

Commentary

E. Rosamilia saw the inscription in a tomb of the West Necropolis not far from tomb W128 Cassels, where he had identified IGCyr123400². The tomb that corresponds best to Rosamilia's photograph seems to be W133, although this should be taken cautiously.

The beginning of the lines was lost because the forecourt of the tomb was reworked and the wall was cut off. However, the name at line 1 may be restored plausibly. In funerary mentions where the first name is at the genitive case, the father's name is not usually mentioned. Therefore, the second line might rather mention another dead person. Anyhow, its reading was very partial, as most letters were buried.

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Fig. 1. View of igcyr139200 Epitaph

Fig. 2. Face of igcyr139200 Epitaph

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