ISic003126: Funerary epitph for Soter

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana: scan of Manganaro 1959: tav.41
ID
ISic003126
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Manganaro, with amendment of Feissel;
  • 5: Manganaro: πλίο

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque (Manganaro describes as veined Luna marble), intact but slightly chipped around the edges.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 25 cm, width: 26 cm, depth: 3 cm

Inscription

Layout
The text fills the surface, within a simple incised border, with a fixed margin on the left, uneven margin on the right. The space below the text is filled by three staurograms.
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Lunate epsilon, sigma and omega, cursive mu; use of supralines on numerals and some abbreviation marks. Manganaro does not record letter heights.

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

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Said to come from the via Androne necropolis, first reported by Libertini from an apograph; said by Manganaro to be in the possession of avv. S. Majorana, found in the area of his house on via Androne; seen and photographed by Manganaro.

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
private collection
Autopsy
None

Date

427 CE (AD 427 - AD 427)
Evidence
internal-date

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/11/2024