ISic000879: Epitaph for Agathe

Photo Museo Arch. Reg. P. Orsi (2012), Aut. Assessorato Beni Culturali Regione Siciliana n.10681 del 06/05/2014
ID
ISic000879
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • The text of IG reproduces that of Carini. Both are correct in their representation of the letters on the stone, but omit the interpunct and ligature in line 3, the ligature in line 4, the diaeresis in line 5, and the staurogram at the end of the text; all these features are recorded by Orsi.

Physical description

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Description
A marble plaque, intact on the left margin and above (although with an uneven edge), broken on the right and below; the text however appears to be complete and to follow the shape of the stone on the right margin.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 18 cmwidth: 15 cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
The text appears to observes the shape of the stone, with a fixed left margin and the lines fitting to the line of breakage on the right, and a staurogram centrally filling the space below. The letters retain traces of red paint throughout.
Text condition
complete
Lettering

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

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
From the , seemingly from the explorations of c.1874 by Cavallari.
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Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 28
Autopsy
None
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Date

4th-5th century CE (AD 300 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
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Last revision
6/20/2021