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C.556. Fragmentary funerary inscription, Tomb N.17

Description: Fragment from the upper right corner of a marble fragment (w: 0.08 x h: 0.09 x d: ?), with the top and right edge cut. There are traces of another surface, perhaps a triangular top, rising from the top, set back c. 0.01.
Text: Inscribed on the face.
Letters: 0.017.

Date: First century BCE - third century CE

Findspot: Cyrene: North Necropolis, in front of the Sculptured Tomb, N.17, east of the Norton Expedition's camp; recorded 10 April 1911
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot (1911).

Interpretive

[---]ΟΝ (ἐτῶν) μ´
[---]ΙΙΚΑ

Diplomatic

[---]ΟΝ L Μ
[---]ΙΙΚΑ

English translation

Translation by: Editors

. . . ] aged 40 [ . . .

Commentary

All details are taken from Robinson.

Bibliography: Robinson, 1913, from De Cou, 19, with a drawing. For the tomb see Cassels, 1955 N.17, Thorn, 2009, 30.
Text constituted from: Previous publication

Images

None available (2020).