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M.253. Funerary inscription

Description: Anthropomorphic limestone stele, with ‘head’ (broken at upper left) showing sunken eyes, nose in relief, cut for mouth; and rectangular body (w: 0.275 x h: 0.42)
Text: Inscribed on the body.
Letters: Lunate letters, L for ἐτῶν, free but careful hand, within guidelines, 0.02.

Date: Probably first century CE

Findspot: Gebel Akhdar: East of Cyrene: Limnias.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum (Inv. no. 2021)

Interpretive

Νο̣μο̣ϲία
(ἐτῶν) λε´

Diplomatic

Ν.Μ.ϹΙΑ
L ΛΕ

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Nomosia, aged 35

Commentary

No comment (2020).

Bibliography: Reynolds-Bacchielli, 1987 Catalogo 6 and fig 4 , whence SEG 37.1689
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

None available (2020).