ISic000173: Epitaph of Euodia

ID
ISic000173
Language
Latin
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Ferrua

Physical description

Support

Description
A marble plaque broken in three pieces (so Ferrua).
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 18 cm, width: 24 cm, depth: 3 cm

Inscription

Layout
Notable that the text, as recorded by Ferrua appears to lack care in disposition, with words broken across line end on every line after the first.
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Line 1-5: 30mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Thermae Himeraeae
Provenance found
Only seen by Ferrua, prior to 1941, in the Palermo museum, where it was said to come from Termini Imerese. It has not been seen since.

Current location

Lost.

Date

Ferrua dates to the 4th century CE, presumably on the basis of the letter forms. (AD 301 – AD 400)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

funerary

commentary

The date proposed by Ferrua appears rather late, but the poor disposition of the text and the lack of abbreviation perhaps support the suggestion.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/24/2025