ISic001243: Epitaph for Felicita, daughter of Hermodorus

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
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
ISic001243
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on I.Messina 31

Physical description

Support

Description
A marble slab broken in two joining parts down the middle; minor damage / loss to the lower right corner
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 29.5 cmwidth: 27 cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.unspecified > unverified

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: 40mm
Line 2: 31mm
Line 3: 25mm
Interlinear heights
not measured: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Largo di Chiesa di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano Di Malta
Map

Current location

Place
Messina, Sicilia
Repository
Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina
A3548
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

2nd — 4th century CE (AD 101 - AD 400)
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
12/16/2025