ISic000846: Epitaph for Euphrosyne

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 Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi di Siracusa
ID
ISic000846
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based upon photograph

Physical description

Support

Description
A simple white marble plaque, with uneven left and right edges, straight upper and lower edges.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 21 cmwidth: 22 cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
Four lines, centred on the stone, diminishing in size from top to bottom.
Text condition
complete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Found by Capodieci in 1782 in vigna San Giuliano; currently on display in Sector F

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 15
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

4th — 5th century CE (AD 301 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
6/14/2025