Dedication to Apollo
created: Transcription from stone (CDL).
source date: Probably third century BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...]νικος Νικα[...] Ἀπόλλωνι

[...]νικος Νικα[...][^a1]

[^a1: [...]νικος Νικα[...] | [...]ιικὸς Νικαίω]

[...]nikos fils de Nika[...] a consacré ce monument à Apollon.

[...]nikos son of Nika[...] dedicated this monument to Apollon.

[...]nikos figlio di Nika[...] ha dedicato questo monumento ad Apollo.

Having found a copy made by Laronde we were able to add information about the findspot, to read differently the first preserved letter at line 1 and to improve the layout, as he described the right size to be partially preserved, the edge being only chippe off. This leads to a more cautious reading.

The first name is a compound of -νικος and the father's name is also based upon the word 'victory'. For the latter, as there is a space at line 2 after the end of the god's name, we may be sure that only 2 to " letters are lacking. Among the names allready attested at Cyrene, only Νίκαιος, Νίκαθλος or Νικάσιος would be appropriate. It is impossible to choose between them.

The axial layout of the inscription helps to assess the number of letters lost at left, which amount to 2 or 3. Names already attested at Cyrene and matching the gap would be Ἐπίνικος, Εὔνικος and the more rare Ἀπόνικος.