ISic001254: I.Sicily inscription 001254

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 2009-10-16.
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 2009-10-16.
ID
ISic001254
Status
draft
Language
Ancient Greek
Object type
block
Text type
accounts

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Borman in IG (reflecting Borman's diplomatic transcription where possible)

Physical description

Support

Description
A large rectangular block, uneven behind, presumably forming part of a terracing wall. The upper right corner is lost, and the lower right corner has been broken from the left half, but is preserved.
Object type
block
Object condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 34.5 cm, width: 62.5 cm, depth: 34 cm

Material

Description
, likely (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy)
Type > subtype
stone.limestone.polishable.grey > calcare_grigio_SiciliaOR

Inscription

Layout
The text is set out over two columns across the face of the block.
Text condition
incomplete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Tauromenium
Provenance found
Found in 1833 along with 3 other blocks; subsequently transported to Messina; now in the theatre antiquarium

Current location

Place
Taormina, Sicilia
Repository
Antiquarium del Teatro Antico
Autopsy
2009.10.06
Map

Date

second or earlier first century BCE (200 BCE - 46 BCE)
Evidence
No data

Text type

accounts

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
3/22/2025