<rs type="textType">Dedication</rs> to Demeter Inscriptions of Greek Cyrenaica Università di Bologna IGCyr116600 738715 igcyr116600 https://igcyr.unibo.it/igcyr116600

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 Cyrene Museum, Storeroom of the American excavations 78-708

Fragment from lefthand side of a low base of medium-grained white marble with oval depression on top for offering, damaged along all edges ( 0.299 0.11 0.242 ).

 Inscribed on front face. 0.025; smaller circular letters. Findspot. Perhaps second half of third of first half of second century B.C.

Found in 1978 during the American excavations at Cyrene: Enclosed sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, area D14/E14.

Not seen by IGCyr team.

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, n. A.10 (no image), whence SEG, 62.1795.4 .

Text Δάματρι θ εὐχὰν Κλευ Αἰγλάνορος ἀνέθηκε
Apparatus

θ θεσμοφόρωι θεᾶι καὶ Κόραι

Kleu fille ou fils d'Aiglanôr a consacré ce monument à Dèmèter Th en ex-voto.

Kleu daughter or son of Aiglanor dedicated this monument to Demeter Th ex voto.

Kleu figlia o figlio di Aiglanor ha dedicato questo monumento a Demetra Th in voto.

Commentary

Reynolds preferred the restoration of the epithet Θεσμοφόρος, hitherto not attested in Cyrenaica, rather than the mention θεά, which she also thought to be without parallel. In fact the latter is now known on the statue-base of the nearby temple (see IGCyr114800). If so, there would be space also for Kore's name but the whole formula seems somewhat awkward and it seems preferable to leave the question open.

Most dedications in this sanctuary were made by women, however some men also offered dedications. It is thus impossible to restore the name at line 2.