ISic001579: I.Sicily inscription 001579

Photo J. Prag (2017), by permission of Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas (Prot. 2155, 1 December 2016)
ID
ISic001579
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
honorific
Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of IGPalermo;
  • line.1: Manganaro: ἱερέω<ν>

Physical description

Support

Description
A small plaque of white marble, intact on the left but broken on the other three sides. Possible traces of a wreath or similar incised decoration on the upper edge.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 17 cmwidth: 13.8 cmdepth: 1.9-3 cm

Inscription

Layout
Text has sections marked out by the positioning of the first line of each section to the left, but nonetheless maintains an irregular left margin. Slight gap between the two sections of text.
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-10: 14-17mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Found in the area of S. Lucia in Siracusa, in spring 1897.
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Current location

Place
Palermo, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas , 8826
Autopsy
observed but not formally autopsied in Palermo museum
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Date

late 2nd century BCE or 1st century BCE (150 BC – 1 BC)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

honorific

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
6/11/2021