ISic003033: Epitaph of Konstantinos, Mellosos and Niketas

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ID
ISic003033
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
draft
Links
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Edition

Giacomo Manganaro, «Byzantina Siciliae», Minima Epigraphica et Papyrologica 4, fasc. 5 (2001): 131–78 Zotero
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Manganaro 2001, with ligatures added

Physical description

Support

Description
A plaque of white marble, broken in 3 and recomposed (Manganaro identifies as Luna marble), now built into a wall of the sacristy of the cathedral
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Object condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 28 cm, width: 52 cm, depth: cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Extensive use of ligatures

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Mazara
Provenance found
Found 1960 in via Bartolomeo Mandina and subsequently walled into the Cathedral sacristy.

Current location

Place
Mazara del Vallo, Italy
Repository
Cathedral
Autopsy
None

Date

mid-6th — mid-7th century CE (AD 551 - AD 650)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
10/20/2025