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Rectangular
Found before 1993 in a votive depot South of
Seen in 1993 by C. Dobias-Lalou in
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Hipparkhos fils de Nausis a consacré
Hipparchos son of Nausis dedicated
Hipparchos figlio di Nausis ha dedicato
Here is the most ancient epigraphical mention of Ammon, the only other one of Hellenistic date being IGCyr100200 in the second century B.C. Found by chance together with IGCyr108500, IGCyr108600, IGCyr108700, IGCyr108900, IGCyr109000, IGCyr109100, IGCyr109200, IGCyr109300, IGCyr109400, IGCyr109500, IGCyr109600, this is the only inscription of the group referring clearly to Ammon. Some pieces of sculpture found with them are also related to that god. See the commentary at IGCyr134800.
Another interesting feature is the rare formula with
The sculptor, unknwown elsewhere, is probably a Cyrenaean, as his name is mentioned without an ethnic, but this is no inescapable argument.