Cherchell Neopunic inscriptions
The Cherchell Neopunic inscriptions are two Neopunic inscriptions on marble discovered in 1875 and 1882 in Cherchell in French Algeria. They are currently in the Louvre. Both were acquired by the Louvre from Achille Schmitter, collector of customs in Cherchell, with assistance from . The second stele mentions Micipsa, son of Masinissa, and is dated to 118 BCE. Funerary pillar. This inscription was discovered in February 1875 in a field, on the road to Tenès. It first became the property of a baker from Cherchell, who sold it to Achille Schmitter, collector of customs in Cherchell. It is  engraved on a white marble cube, 17cm x 24cm, and consists of six well-preserved "Neopunic" lines, except however for the sixth line which has a gap. The inscription is a dedication by a daughter to her mother. Micipsa inscription. The Micipsa was acquired by the Louvre in 1882 from Schmitter; it is thought to have originated in the Porte de Tenez, where Schmitter reported making other discoveries. The inscription consists of eleven lines of Neopunic, engraved on white marble with red veins of red, measuring 30cm x 22cm.