ISic001699: I.Sicily inscription 001699

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
ISic001699
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
unknown
Object type
block
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Ampolo 2021;
  • 2: Ampolo: alternatively ΑΔΙΑΝΟΥΑΝ

Physical description

Support

Description
Two fragments, which adjoin, but do not join perfectly, of the local 'travertino', forming a rectangular block, the original size and form/function of which is unclear. The fragments were found separately and the break is not recent. Fragment (a) is broken to left and right, but appears to be intact above and below; fragment (b) is intact along the lower edge, but broken on the other three sides. (a) is W 50 cm x H 34.5 cm x D 16; (b) is W 50 cm x H 30 cm x D 17 cm.
Object type
block
Material
limestone
Condition
fragments, contiguous
Dimensions
height: 34.5 cm, width: 100 cm, depth: 16-17 cm

Inscription

Layout
Two lines of large Greek letters preserved across the long face of the rectangular block.
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-2: 98-100mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Segesta
Provenance found
Found in March/April 2021 during preparation of a new acces path on the south side of the agora. The fragments were found separately, immediately outside the 'ephebikon' on the south side of the agora.
Map

Current location

Place
Segesta, Italy
Repository
Parco archeologico di Segesta ,
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

The editors adopt a cautious reading, given the plain form of the letters and the limited extent of the text, suggesting C3 BCE - C1 CE, but with a preference for C2-1 BCE. (300 BC – AD 100)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

unknown

commentary

As noted by Ampolo, the name Phalakros is attested at Segesta in the inscriptions from the theatre, ISic001107 and ISic001108, as well as elsewhere on the island, and so can plausibly be restored here. The implication is therefore another inscription associated with the activities of one of the elite families of the city. However, the interpretation of the second line is less certain, with names ending in -adianos rare in Sicily (only Keladianos, in ISic001391 from Adrano) and in -adranos not attested in Sicily. There is however a Sicilian divinity, 'Adranon'. Agnosticism seems preferable at this point. The dating and function of the stone can only be speculative, given the limited amount preserved.

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
10/6/2022