ISic001209: Epitaph of Philisto

Scan from IGMusPal, courtesy Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas
ID
ISic001209
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

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Physical description

Support

Description
A rectangular sandstone cippus, slightly damaged on the lower left corner
Object type
stele
Material
sandstone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 43.5 cm, width: 30.5 cm, depth: 14 cm

Inscription

Layout
Single line of Greek letters across the middle of the stone
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 30-35mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: NAmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Abacaenum
Provenance found
From the area of the necropolis in contrada Cardusa
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Current location

Place
Palermo, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas , 8790
Autopsy
None
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Date

3rd — 2nd century BCE (300 BC – 100 BC)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The name Φιλιστώ is not common; it is also attested in Sicily in the theatre seat inscriptions of ISic001262 (Taormina). Although dated on the grounds of letter forms to the C2-1 BC by Manni Piraino, the evidence from the necropolis suggests the range C3-2 BC is more plausible.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
1/19/2021