ISic001419: Fragmentary Greek funerary inscription

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
ISic001419
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Ampolo 2016

Physical description

Support

Description
Two joining fragments of a sandstone cippus, broken on the left/upper side.
Object type
stele
Material
sandstone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 56 cm, width: 46 cm, depth: 28 cm

Inscription

Layout
second half of two boustrophedon lines preserved, with traces visible of a third line.
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 50-80mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: Not measuredmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Entella
Provenance found
Found by Nenci and Corretti in 1989 in a pile of stones in the interior of the urban site, gathered together by farmers clearing the area for agriculture.

Current location

Place
Contessa Entellina, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico/Antiquarium Comunale di Entella , E698
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

6th century BCE (600 BC – 500 BC)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/20/2023