Dedication to the Heroes

IGCyr032300

Trismegistos ID: 738316

Source Description

Support

Probably altar cut in the rock, perhaps inside a niche (dimensions unknown).

Layout

Inscribed on the rock.

Letters

Height of rho 0.33; very flat omega.

Place of Origin

Findspot.

Date

Perhaps fourth century B.C. (lettering)

Findspot

Found before 1923 at Cyrene : Ain Hofra .

Present Location

Not found by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from

Transcription from previous editor.

Bibliography

Ferri, 1923 , n. 17, whence SEG , 9.339.

Text

Ἡρώ[ων].

Apparatus

French translation

(Autel) des Héros.

English translation

(Altar) of the Heroes.

Italian translation

(Altare) degli Eroi.

Commentary

To our knowledge, the heroes are worshipped only at Ain Hofra, see e.g. IGCyr032100, IGCyr032200.

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