ISic003112: Fragment of an epitaph

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
ISic003112
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
block
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • The traces above and below the text do not seem to be letters.;
  • line.1: According to Korhonen, the first letter could also be a Ω. The second letter can be a Ξ similar to the Ξ of IMusCatania 5 = ISic003111. For Korhonen, the fifth letter trace could be an Α

Physical description

Support

Description
Corroded irregular block of limestone.
Object type
block
Material
limestone
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 40 cm, width: 55 cm, depth: 14 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 60mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: not recordedmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Original discovery not recorded, but probably from Catania.

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico di Catania
Autopsy
Observed by Korhonen in Magazzino superiore, Museo Civico (fixed to the wall).
Map

Date

3rd — 1st century BCE (300 BC – 1 BC)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The epitaph presents an acclamation to the deceased (occasionally accompanied by the epithet), characteristic of the Hellenistic age: see IMusCatania 5 = ISic003111. It is difficult to establish a date for the inscription also because the text is difficult to read: it is not possible to read the name of the deceased.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/22/2022