Epitaph

IGCyr084700

Trismegistos ID: 738400

Source Description

Support

White marble base which supported a stele surmounted by a capital; base with eggs and darts mouldings above and below (complete 0.925; 0.535;0.63).

Layout

Inscribed on the face between the mouldings (0.767; 0.18;).

Letters

0.042-0.052; omicron smaller than omega, beta with loops slightly separated on the hasta, shorter central bar of epsilon, moderately slanting sigma.

Place of Origin

Findspot.

Date

Second half of third century B.C. (lettering)

Findspot

Found in 1971 at Cyrene : South Necropolis , tomb S 388 Cassels.

Last recorded Location

Studied in 1972 by Gasperini in situ.

Present Location

Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from

Transcription from previous editors.

Bibliography

Frigerio, 1997 , p. 63, n. 2, whence SEG , 47.2167; Gasperini, 1998 , pp. 274-279 (ph.).

Text

Ἀριστοτέλης Νεβρίχω

Apparatus

French translation

Aristotélès fils de Nebrikhos.

English translation

Aristoteles son of Nebrichos.

Italian translation

Aristoteles figlio di Nebrichos.

Commentary

Aristoteles might be the brother of Mnasistrata (IGCyr084600) and have died some years later than she did, to judge from the lettering ( Gasperini, 1998 , pp. 274-279).

On the name Νέβριχος see Dobias-Lalou, 2010 , pp. 98-99.

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