Epitaph

IGCyr105500

Trismegistos ID: 738579

Source Description

Support

Two adjacent fragments of a white marble base with mouldings on top and below both broken off (0.68; 0.25;0.49).

Layout

Inscribed in one line on front face (0.68; 0.155;0.49).

Letters

0.033; slightly slanting mu, rather large circular letters, disymmetrical nu, slanting sigma.

Place of Origin

Findspot.

Date

Probably fourth century B.C. (lettering)

Findspot

Found before 1960 at Cyrene : in the North Necropolis .

Later recorded Location

Seen in 1960 by D. Morelli in situ.

Last recorded Location

Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1982 in situ, broken into two pieces, below tomb N 397 Cassels.

Text constituted from

Transcription from stone (CDL).

Bibliography

Morelli in SECir , 269 (no image).

Text

Μεγὼι Νίκιος

Apparatus

French translation

Mégô fille de Nikis.

English translation

Mego daughter of Nikis.

Italian translation

Megò figlia di Nikis.

Commentary

As Morelli did not mention that the base was broken, it was perhaps still complete in 1960. In 1982, when C. Dobias-Lalou saw it, it was broken, perhaps after having rolled down in the Necropolis to the exact place where she saw it.

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