ISic000644: Epitaph for Seberos

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ID
ISic000644
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
draft
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Edition

Giacomo Manganaro, «Iscrizioni, epigrafi ed epigrammi in Greco della Sicilia orientale di epoca romana», Mélanges de l’École Francaise de Rome: Antiquité 106, fasc. 1 (1994): 79–118 Zotero
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Manganaro, checked against photograph;
  • 3: Rizzone: ἄμεμπτο-|ς

Physical description

Support

Description
A funerary stele in the form of a horned altar
Object type
stele
Material
limestone
Object condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 49.5 cmwidth: 34 cmdepth: 22 cm

Inscription

Layout
The text is roughly centred on the upper part of the stone
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Lunate epislon and sigma, straight alpha

Letter heights
Line 1-6: 28mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Comiso
Provenance found
Found in Contrada Cifali, north of Comiso. Manganaro wrongly attributes to Castiglione di Sicilia and stated that it was lost. Now in the Camarina museum / museum stores.
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Current location

Place
Santa Croce Camerina, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Kamarina
Autopsy
None
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Date

2nd — 3rd century CE (AD 101 - AD 300)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/18/2025