ISic003079: I.Sicily inscription 003079

Photo M. Metcalfe
ID
ISic003079
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Isler 1988

Physical description

Support

Description
A cylindrical funerary cippus with the inscription in a recessed panel
Object type
stele
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 63.5 cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
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Text condition
No data
Lettering

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

Provenance

Place of origin
Ietas
Provenance found
Found in the East necropolis (located in grid squares IKL/37-39 on plan in AK 22 (1979), p.59 abb.1)
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Current location

Place
San Cipirello, Italy
Repository
Antiquarium Case d'Alia , I.7
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

1st century BCE — 1st century CE (Isler suggests 'early imperial or before'; the necropolis is in use from 4th century BCE to early imperial) (100 BC – AD 100)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Dekomos is presumably Decimus, and is attested in other Sicilian greek inscriptions, such as ISic002952 (Cefalu), and as Dekomia at Syracuse in ISic000841

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
4/28/2021