ISic001882: Fragment of a monumental Latin 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; photo J. Prag 2024-03-19
ID
ISic001882
Language
Latin
Text type
unknown
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from autopsy;
  • 1: The first letter could be I, or else T; but too much is preserved to allow e.g. P or F.

Physical description

Support

Description
Small fragment of a white marble plaque, in re-use in the floor of the orchestra of the Roman theatre. The fragment is partially set under the mortar of a larger adjoining slab.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 13.7 cm, width: at least 20 cm, depth: 1.2 (or slightly more) cm

Inscription

Layout
The lower part of two letters are preserved; a space of up to 69 mm is preserved below.
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: greater than 71 (perhaps c.90 originally)mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
The stone is in situ in ancient re-use in the paving of the orchestra

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Teatro Romano di Catania
Autopsy
Prag, in situ, 2024-03-19
Map

Date

First or second century (AD 1 – AD 200)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

unknown

commentary

The fragment appears to be unpublished.

Bibliography

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

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
9/8/2024