ISic000653: Fragmentary imperial period Greek epitaph

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo L. Campagna 2004-11-16
I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo L. Campagna 2004-11-16
ID
ISic000653
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Manganaro;
  • 1: Ferrua: Πάντων [---]
  • 2: Ferrua: ετω (ἐγὼ?) φίλος [ἐτῶν --- μη-
  • 3: Ferrua: νῶν πλῖο[ν ἔλαττον tot πάσης]
  • 4: Ferrua: χρηστότητ[ος ---]
  • 5: Ferrua: νῦν ἐνθάδε [κεῖμαι]

Physical description

Support

Description
Plaque, broken to right and below, roughtly chiselled behind
Object type
plaque
Object condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 14 cm, width: 25.5 cm, depth: 2.3 cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.unspecified > unspecified

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
incomplete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1-5: 10-15mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Tauromenium
Provenance found
First recorded by Ferrua 1941, date of discovery unknown.

Current location

Place
Taormina, Sicilia
Repository
Antiquarium del Teatro Antico
33
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

2nd century CE (Manganaro) (AD 101 - AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/8/2025