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C.196. Fragment

Description: Fragment of limestone from the top of a panel, cut down for re-use (w: 0.115 x h: 0.11 x d: 0.115).
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Probably second century : 0.03.

Date: Probably second century

Findspot: Cyrene: Valley Street; found in 1962-3
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum.

Interpretive

[--- K]ανδιδ[---]
[---] ( vac. 1) τὸν τ̣[---]

Diplomatic

[---.]ΑΝΔΙΔ[---]
[---]  ΤΟΝ.[---]

English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

Not usefully tranalatable

Commentary

Probably from the name Κάνδιδος, cf. T. Claudius Candidus in C.131, but κανδίδατος, from a senatorial career, is just possible.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face (Reynolds VIII.29)