Fragmentary dedication of a statue - of the Graces?
created: Transcription (Reynolds).
source date: First century CE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he

[...], 142; [...] LXIII.7 with Letronne, p.395; [...], 545; from all of which and from a copy made in 1819 by Fr. Pacifico da Monte Cassiano and passed to Pietro Negri, the Sardinian consul in Tripoli, [...], 5132; mentioned, [...], 77; [...], 62 (55), fig. 18 pl. XII whence [...] 9.60; [...], 59, on which see [...], 273, whence [...], 1959.511, [...] 17.811, [...] 324421.

[...] τᾶς εἰς αὐτὰν εὐνοίας Χαρίτων

[^a1: at 3: Χαρίτων [The monogram was resolved by all previous editors as χάριν.]]

- della sua benevolenza verso di essa, in grazia.

. . . in gratitude for] his/her/their kindness to her gave ?the statue of the Graces.

There is space above on the block for one more line at most; it seems probable that part of the text was inscribed on the block above.

The city, or less probably a lady, is clearly honouring a benefactor or benefactress.

The monogram in line 3 was read by previous editors as representing χάριν 'thanks for', to be taken with the preceding genitive; but as Reynolds pointed out (art. cit.) this does not explain all the letters, which are better interpreted as referring to the Graces, to whom the monument was presumably dedicated - perhaps being a representation of them. This might be related to the dedication of one of the small unnamed temples in the area.