Owner's mark

IGCyr032600

Trismegistos ID: 738319

Source Description

Support

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

Layout

Inscribed on the rock.

Letters

height unknown; dotted theta.

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 (CDL).

Bibliography

Ferri, 1923 , n. 9, whence SEG , 9.342.

Text

Θευχρή[στω].

Apparatus

1 Ferri, 1923  Θευχρή[στω] : SEG  Θευχρή(στω)

French translation

(Autel) appartenant à Theukhrèstos.

English translation

(Altar) belonging to Theuchrestos.

Italian translation

(Altare) appartenente a Theuchrestos.

Commentary

Such personal names, indicating the owner of the altar, are often abbreviated (see commentary at IGCyr032000). However, as we could not check the inscription, we follow Ferri in restoring the end of the name, contra SEG.

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