ISic001160: Funerary epitaph for Zopyros

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
ID
ISic001160
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
Large slab of grey/brown stone. Forms a pair with , as they are similar in size, material, and the form and shape of the letters. All sides are almost square, but for the chip on right edge at the end of line 2. The back is almost flat. Traces of modern mortar on side.
Object type
No data
Material
stone (grey)
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 23 cm, width: 32 cm, depth: 9 cm

Inscription

Layout
[object Object]
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-3: 40mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Thermae Himeraeae
Provenance found
The place, date, and circumstances of the discovery are unknown, but the inscription is assumed to come from Termini Imerese

Current location

Place
Termini Imerese, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico Baldassare Romano , 149
Autopsy
Antoniou, 2023-07-06. In the Depositi of Museo Civico Baldassare Romano, room 1, scaffold 12, shelf 3
Map

Date

2nd century CE (?) (AD 101 – AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Zopyros, son or Artemon, is likely the same man who is either the husband or father of the Phaino in ISic001159. Oikidia is a unicum, and its meaning is uncertain. here are half a dozen other mentions of the name Zopyros in Sicily and it is quite common elsewhere, Artemon is equally common both in Sicily and elsewhere.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
4/24/2024