Description: Fragment from the right side of a panel. From a group of inscribed
stones, M.45, M.46, M.47,
M.48, M.49, and M.55.
Text: Inscribed on the face, which has a simple moulding to the left.
Letters: Carefully cut small Greek letters, lunate epsilon and sigma, cursive omega.
Date: First - third century CE
Findspot: South of Berenike:
Esc-Sheleidima;
found and photographed by members of an Italian army unit in 1927.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1927)
English translation
Translation by: Editors
. . . ] Ioulios (i.e. Julius) [ . . . ] cavalryman [ . . . ] set this up.
Commentary
For this group of texts see on M.45
Seems to be a dedication to a shrine.
Line 3: Perhaps the name [Βίκτω]ρ; for another cavalry man cf. M.55
Line 4: For στρά]τωρ see on M.3; but this could be from another name, such as Βίκ]τωρ.
Lines 5-6: The verb could be singular or plural.
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Text constituted from: Transcribed from photographs (Reynolds).
