Probably artist's signature
created: Transcription from editor (CDL).
source date: Between 261 and 251 BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], pp. 194-195 (ph.) (also [...], p. 1656 (ph.)), and [...], 2005.624, whence [...], 53.2033; [...] 091600.

Εὐκλείδα ἔργον

Εὐκλείδα[^a1] ἔργοις[^a2]

[^a1: Εὐκλείδα | εὐκαιρίa | Εὐκ[...]α]

[^a2: ἔργοις | ἔργον]

Œuvre d'Eukleidas.

Eukleidas' work.

Opera di Eukleidas.

عمل باسم يوك [ليد؟] اس.

Between two readings, leading to an artist's signature or to a threshold inscription, Wilson preferred the latter, meaning approximatively 'Good issue for the works!'. We find the former more convincing.

Wilson's first argument was the unusual use of ἔργον for an artist's signature, which however is now known in IGCyr108400.

His second argument, the point of view of the reader, who supposedly saw the inscription when entering the room, is intrinsically more valid, but weakened by the wall being robbed on that side of the room: the exact place of the door is in fact not known.

This mosaic belongs to the short-lived last phase of the settlement at Euesperides, allowing to date it precisely from the last years of Magas' reign, which ended at the discussed date of 258 or 250 (see [...], pp. 1657-1658).