Support: Limestone altar with mouldings on top and below (w: 0.61 × h: 0.62 × d: 0.62).

Layout: Inscribed on three sides (front face = a ; lateral sides = b and c) under the upper moulding (w: 0.54 × h: 0.38 × d: 0.54).

Letters: 0.035; slanting sigma, slightly smaller circular letters.

Date: Third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1960 at Cyrene ➚: in the Sanctuary of Apollo, in the so called Agora of the Gods.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by D. Morelli in 1960 at findspot, in the Sanctuary of Apollo. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1977 at the same place.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Courète Crétois. (scil. J'appartiens à) Khartadas fils de Khartadas (?).

English translation

Cretan Curete. (scil. I belong to) Chartadas son of Chartadas (?).

Italian translation

Curete Cretese. (scil. Appartengo a) Chartadas figlio di Chartadas (?).

Commentary

Morelli's side a) = IGCyr side c); Morelli's side b) = IGCyr side b) ; Morelli's side c) = IGCyr side a)

The surface is in very bad condition and nothing was read by C. Dobias-Lalou on the lateral faces, so that we are not able to indicate which one is on the right and which one is on the left. Morelli's readings might correspond to an owner's mark, consisting either of a man's name (side b) with homonymous father's name (side c), as in translations above, or of a name written twice and abbreviated on side c; in the latter case the meaning would be (scil. I belong to) Chartadas; (scil. I belong to) Charta(das). Rosamilia 2023 rightly points out that god's name and owner's name inscribed on the same altar are known only outside the city-walls (for instance at Ain Hofra or alongside the road to Balagrai).

Morelli's reading for side a), Κωρήτω, is not acceptable on grammatical grounds.

The mention Κρητικός is also attested in IGCyr019600².

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